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Serendipity compat.php searchTerm Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 15914
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by a cross-site scripting flaw.Description
The remote version of Serendipity is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks due to a lack of sanity checks on the 'searchTerm' parameter in the 'compat.php' script. With a specially crafted URL, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution in a user's browser resulting in a loss of integrity.Solution
Upgrade to Serendipity 0.7.1 or newer.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 15914
File Name: serendipity_xss.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 12/6/2004
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
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:/a:s9y:serendipity
Required KB Items: www/serendipity
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/2/2004
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2004-2525
BID: 11790