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FreeBSD : p5-HTML-Scrubber -- XSS vulnerability (2f7f4db2-8819-11e5-ab94-002590263bf5)

low Nessus Plugin ID 86834

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

MITRE reports :

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML-Scrubber module before 0.15 for Perl, when the comment feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted comment.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN53973084/index.html

https://jvndb.jvn.jp/ja/contents/2015/JVNDB-2015-000171.html

https://metacpan.org/release/HTML-Scrubber

http://www.nessus.org/u?40de686a

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 86834

File Name: freebsd_pkg_2f7f4db2881911e5ab94002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: Local

Published: 11/11/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 8.67

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:p5-html-scrubber

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-5667