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YaCy Peer-To-Peer Search Engine XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 16058
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Synopsis
The remote host contains a peer-to-peer search engine that is prone to cross-site scripting attacks.Description
The remote host runs YaCy, a peer-to-peer distributed web search engine and caching web proxy.The remote version of this software is vulnerable to multiple cross-site scripting due to a lack of sanitization of user-supplied data.
Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to use the remote server to perform an attack against a third-party user.
Solution
Upgrade to YaCy 0.32 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 16058
File Name: yacy_xss.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 12/28/2004
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
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:michael_christen:yacy
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/24/2004
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2004-2651
BID: 12104