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Mambo Site Server mos_change_template XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 16316

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to cross- site scripting attacks.

Description

An attacker may use the installed version of Mambo Site Server to perform a cross-site scripting attack on this host because of its failure to sanitize input to the 'return' and 'mos_change_template' parameters of the 'index.php' script.

Solution

Upgrade at least to version 4.5 (1.0.4).

See Also

http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00032-03152004

https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2004/Mar/147

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 16316

File Name: mambo_xss3.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: remote

Published: 2/7/2005

Updated: 6/1/2022

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

Required KB Items: www/mambo_mos

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/16/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1825

BID: 9890

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