Verity Ultraseek Search Request XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 17226

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Synopsis

A web application on the remote host has a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is running Ultraseek, an enterprise search engine. This version has a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Successful exploitation of this issue may allow an attacker to execute malicious script code on a vulnerable server.

Solution

Upgrade to Ultraseek 5.3.3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 17226

File Name: verity_ultraseek_xss.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses : XSS

Published: 2/28/2005

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

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

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/21/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0514

BID: 12617

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

Detections

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