Detections
Analytics
IMP Content-Type Header XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 12263
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Synopsis
The remote web server is hosting a PHP application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The remote server is running at least one instance of IMP whose version number is between 2.0 and 3.2.3 inclusive. Such versions are vulnerable to a cross-scripting attack whereby an attacker may be able to cause a victim to unknowingly run arbitrary JavaScript code simply by reading a MIME message with a specially crafted Content-Type header.Note : Nessus has determined the vulnerability exists on the target simply by looking at the version number of IMP installed there; it has not attempted to actually exploit the vulnerability.
Solution
Upgrade to IMP version 3.2.4 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 12263
File Name: imp_content_type_xss.nasl
Version: 1.28
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 6/8/2004
Updated: 6/4/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
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:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:horde:imp
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2004-0584
BID: 10501