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DNN (DotNetNuke) ErrorPage.aspx XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 38928
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains an ASP.NET application that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of DNN installed on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'error' parameter of the ErrorPage.aspx' script before using it to generate dynamic HTML output. An attacker can exploit this, via a crafted URL, to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session.Solution
Upgrade to DNN version 4.9.4 or later.See Also
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503723/30/0/threaded
http://www.nessus.org/u?2acfaec7
https://www.dnnsoftware.com/community/security/security-center
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 38928
File Name: dotnetnuke_error_page_xss.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 5/27/2009
Updated: 6/5/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:dotnetnuke:dotnetnuke
Required KB Items: installed_sw/DNN
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Exploited by Nessus: true
Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/22/2009
Reference Information
BID: 35074