ht://Dig config Parameter XSS

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2592

Synopsis

The remote version of htsearch appears to be vulnerable to a remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack.

Description

The remote version of htsearch appears to be vulnerable to a remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack. An attacker exploiting this flaw would need to be able to entice a user into clicking on a malicious URL that would contain embedded script code designed to exploit trust and execute within the client browser.

Solution

Upgrade or patch according to vendor recommendations.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 2592

Family: CGI

Published: 2/4/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:htdig:htdig

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0085

BID: 12442