YUI 3.0.0 < 3.10.1 Cross-site Scripting

medium Web App Scanning Plugin ID 112416

Synopsis

YUI 3.0.0 < 3.10.1 Cross-site Scripting

Description

According to its self-reported version number, YUI is at least 3.0.0 and prior to 3.10.1 or 3.10.2. Therefore, it may be affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability via YUI io.swf file.

Note that the scanner has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to YUI version 3.10.3 or later.

See Also

https://yuiblog.com/blog/2013/06/06/yui-3-10-3-released-to-fix-reintroduced-swf-vulnerability/

https://yuilibrary.com/support/20130515-vulnerability/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 112416

Type: remote

Published: 11/5/2018

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4939

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4939

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4939, CVE-2013-4940

BID: 61523, 61527