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Pubcookie Login Server index.cgi XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 21158
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a CGI script that is affected by several non-persistent, cross-site scripting flaws.Description
The remote host is running Pubcookie, an open source package for intra-institutional, single-sign-on, end-user web authentication.The version of the Login Server component of Pubcookie installed on the remote host fails to sanitize user-supplied input to various parameters of the 'index.cgi' script before using it to generate dynamic HTML. An attacker may be able to exploit these issues to cause arbitrary HTML and script code to be executed by a user's browser in the context of the affected website, which could be used to steal authentication credentials or mis-represent the affected application.
Solution
Upgrade to Pubcookie version 3.2.1b / 3.3.0a or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 21158
File Name: pubcookie_xss.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 3/28/2006
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
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
CPE: cpe:/a:university_of_washington:pubcookie
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/6/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-1392
BID: 17221