OpenCA < 0.9.1-9 Web Interface Form Input Field XSS

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2267

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to an Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack.

Description

The remote host appears to be running OpenCA. It is reported that OpenCA versions up to and including 0.9.2-RC2 are prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability when processing user inputs into the web form frontend. This issue may permit an attacker to execute hostile HTML code in the context of another user.

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.9.1-9 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 2267

Family: CGI

Published: 9/7/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 4.3

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: 3.7

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:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:openca:openca

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0787

BID: 11113