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Debian DSA-218-1 : bugzilla - XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 15055
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
A cross site scripting vulnerability has been reported for Bugzilla, a web-based bug tracking system. Bugzilla does not properly sanitize any input submitted by users for use in quips. As a result, it is possible for a remote attacker to create a malicious link containing script code which will be executed in the browser of a legitimate user, in the context of the website running Bugzilla. This issue may be exploited to steal cookie-based authentication credentials from legitimate users of the website running the vulnerable software.This vulnerability only affects users who have the 'quips' feature enabled and who upgraded from version 2.10 which did not exist inside of Debian. The Debian package history of Bugzilla starts with 1.13 and jumped to 2.13. However, users could have installed version 2.10 prior to the Debian package.
Solution
Upgrade the bugzilla packages.For the current stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 2.14.2-0woody3.
The old stable distribution (potato) does not contain a Bugzilla package.
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Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 15055
File Name: debian_DSA-218.nasl
Version: 1.25
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 9/29/2004
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:bugzilla, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/30/2002
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2002
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2002-2260
BID: 6257
CWE: 79
DSA: 218