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Sympa New List Creation Description Field XSS
low Nessus Plugin ID 14323
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a CGI script that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
According to its version number, the installation of Sympa on the remote host contains an HTML injection vulnerability that may allow a user who has the privileges to create a new list to inject HTML tags in the list description field.Solution
Update to version 4.1.3 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 14323
File Name: sympa_new_list_xss.nasl
Version: 1.29
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 8/22/2004
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode, Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.5
Temporal Score: 3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:sympa:sympa
Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/22/2004
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2004-1735
BID: 10992