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XOOPS < 2.0.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 18614
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains several PHP scripts that are prone to SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks.Description
The installed version of XOOPS on the remote host is affected by several vulnerabilities :- A SQL Injection Vulnerability The bundled XMLRPC server fails to sanitize user- supplied input to the 'xmlrpc.php' script. An attacker can exploit this flaw to launch SQL injection attacks, which could lead to authentication bypass, disclosure of sensitive information, attacks against the underlying database, and the like.
- Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities An attacker can inject arbitrary HTML and script code through the 'order' and 'cid' parameters of the 'modules/newbb/edit.php' and 'modules/repository/comment_edit.php' scripts respectively, which could result in disclosure of administrative session cookies.
Solution
Upgrade to XOOPS version 2.0.12 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 18614
File Name: xoops_2012.nasl
Version: 1.25
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 7/5/2005
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.3
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:xoops:xoops
Required KB Items: www/xoops
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/29/2005
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2005-2112, CVE-2005-2113