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Cherokee Web Server Error Page XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15618

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Synopsis

The remote web server is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting issue.

Description

The remote host is running Cherokee - a fast and tiny web server.

The remote version of this software is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks due to lack of sanitization in returned error pages.

Solution

Upgrade to Cherokee 0.4.8 or newer.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?76d15ca6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15618

File Name: cherokee_0_4_7.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: remote

Published: 11/3/2004

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

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-2171

BID: 9496

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990