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DasBlog Activity / Event Viewer Multiple HTTP Header XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 14639
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Synopsis
The remote web application has multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.Description
The remote host is running dasBlog, a .NET blog system. According to its version number, it is vulnerable to multiple cross-site scripting issues. It is reported that versions up to and including 1.6.0 are vulnerable.The application does not sanitize the Referer and User-Agent HTTP headers. An attacker could use this to trick a user into executing arbitrary script code in the context of the web server.
Solution
Apply the vendor patch referenced in the advisory.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 14639
File Name: dasblog_xss.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 9/2/2004
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
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
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/1/2004
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2004-1657
BID: 11086