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PHP < 4.4.2 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities

low Nessus Plugin ID 17709

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Synopsis

The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its banner, the version of PHP installed on the remote host is older than 4.4.2. Such versions are potentially affected by multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities when display_errors and html_errors are on.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 4.4.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.php.net/releases/4_4_2.php

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 17709

File Name: php_4_4_2.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: remote

Published: 11/18/2011

Updated: 5/28/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.6

Temporal Score: 2.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0208

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