mod_ssl < 2.8.10 Wildcard DNS Server Name XSS

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1529

Synopsis

The remote host is using a version of mod_ssl which is older than 2.8.10.

Description

The remote host is using a version of mod_ssl which is older than 2.8.10. This version is vulnerable to a flaw which may allow an attacker to successfully perform a cross-site scripting attack. *** Note that several Linux distributions (such as RedHat) patched this CGI without increasing its version number, therefore this might be a false positive.

Solution

Upgrade to mod_ssl 2.8.10 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 1529

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 11622

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mod_ssl:mod_ssl

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1157

BID: 6029

Detections

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