Serendipity < 0.7.0beta3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 14842

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains PHP scripts that are prone to SQL injection and a cross-site scripting attack.

Description

The remote version of Serendipity is vulnerable to SQL injection issues due to a failure of the application to properly sanitize user- supplied input.

An attacker may exploit this flaw to issue arbitrary statements in the remote database, and therefore, bypass authorization or even overwrite arbitrary files on the remote system

In addition, the comment.php script is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack.

Solution

Upgrade to Serendipity 0.7.0beta3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 14842

File Name: serendipity_sql.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/28/2004

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:s9y:serendipity

Required KB Items: www/serendipity

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2157, CVE-2004-2158

BID: 11269

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