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ht://Dig htsearch.cgi words Parameter XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15706

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Synopsis

The remote contains a search engine that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The 'htsearch' CGI, which is part of the ht://Dig package, is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks, through the 'words' variable.

With a specially crafted URL, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2002/Jun/327

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15706

File Name: htdig_xss.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: remote

Published: 11/13/2004

Updated: 1/19/2021

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-2010

BID: 5091

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