dotCMS search-results.dot search_query Parameter XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 32506

Synopsis

The remote web server contains a Java application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The remote host is using dotCMS, an open source J2EE / Java web content management system.

The version of dotCMS installed on the remote host fails to sanitize input to the 'search_query' parameter of the 'search-results.dot' script before using it to generate dynamic HTML output. An attacker may be able to leverage this issue to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.

Solution

Upgrade to dotCMS version 1.6.0.5 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ee21a40f

http://www.nessus.org/u?45e579c5

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 32506

File Name: dotcms_search_query_xss.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: remote

Published: 6/4/2008

Updated: 4/7/2022

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:dotcms:dotcms

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2397

BID: 29287

CWE: 79

Secunia: 30307