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GLSA-200412-26 : ViewCVS: Information leak and XSS vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16068

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200412-26 (ViewCVS: Information leak and XSS vulnerabilities)

 The tar export functions in ViewCVS bypass the 'hide_cvsroot' and 'forbidden' settings and therefore expose information that should be kept secret (CAN-2004-0915). Furthermore, some error messages in ViewCVS do not filter user-provided information, making it vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack (CAN-2004-1062).
 Impact :

 By using the tar export functions, a remote attacker could access information that is configured as restricted. Through the use of a malicious request, an attacker could also inject and execute malicious script code, potentially compromising another user's browser.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All ViewCVS users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-apps/viewcvs-0.9.2_p20041207-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200412-26

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16068

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200412-26.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Published: 12/28/2004

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:viewcvs, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/28/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/29/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-0915, CVE-2004-1062

BID: 12112

GLSA: 200412-26