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ColdFusion Web Server User-Agent HTTP Header Error Message XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 24278
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Synopsis
An application running on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of Adobe ColdFusion running on the remote host fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the User-Agent header before using it to generate dynamic content in an error page. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to inject arbitrary HTML or script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.Solution
Apply the appropriate patch as described in the vendor advisory above.See Also
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/459178/30/0/threaded
https://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-04.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 24278
File Name: coldfusion_xss_error_processing_request.nasl
Version: 1.26
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 2/6/2007
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
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:adobe:coldfusion
Required KB Items: installed_sw/ColdFusion
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 2/13/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-0817
BID: 22401