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SimpleSAMLphp logout.php link_href Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 57635
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Synopsis
The remote web server hosts a PHP application that contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of SimpleSAMLphp on the remote host contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sanitize input to the 'link_href' parameter of the 'logout.php' script before including it in a web page.An attacker can leverage this issue by enticing a user to follow a malicious URL, causing attacker-specified script code to run inside the user's browser in the context of the affected site. Information harvested this way may aid in launching further attacks.
Versions of SimpleSAMLphp containing this vulnerability may also contain another cross-site scripting vulnerability in no_cookie.php, but this script did not test for that.
Solution
Upgrade to version 1.8.2 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 57635
File Name: simplesamlphp_logout_xss.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 1/23/2012
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:simplesamlphp:simplesamlphp
Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/simplesamlphp
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-0908
BID: 51372