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Winamp < 5.541 NowPlaying Feature Metadata XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 33820
Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a multimedia application that is affected by a cross-site script vulnerability.Description
The remote host is running Winamp, a media player for Windows.The version of Winamp installed on the remote host is earlier than 5.541. Such versions reportedly contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability involving the software's 'NowPlaying' feature because the embedded browser fails to sanitize metadata in media files of JavaScript before displaying it to the user.
Solution
Upgrade to Winamp version 5.541 or later.See Also
http://blog.watchfire.com/wfblog/2008/09/winamp-nowplayi.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 33820
File Name: winamp_5541.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 8/5/2008
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:nullsoft:winamp
Required KB Items: SMB/Winamp/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3567
BID: 30539