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Debian DSA-351-1 : php4 - XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15188

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The transparent session ID feature in the php4 package does not properly escape user-supplied input before inserting it into the generated HTML page. An attacker could use this vulnerability to execute embedded scripts within the context of the generated page.

Solution

For the stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in version 4:4.1.2-6woody3.

We recommend that you update your php4 package.

See Also

https://bugs.debian.org/200736

http://www.debian.org/security/2003/dsa-351

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15188

File Name: debian_DSA-351.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.5

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:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 7/16/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0442

BID: 7761

DSA: 351