IOS HTTP Server Command Injection Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 48991

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

A vulnerability exists in the IOS HTTP server in which HTML code inserted into dynamically-generated output, such as the output from a show buffers command, will be passed to the browser requesting the page. This HTML code could be interpreted by the client browser and potentially execute malicious commands against the device or execute other possible cross-site scripting attacks. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user browse a page containing dynamic content in which HTML commands have been injected.

Cisco will be making free software available to address this vulnerability for affected customers. There are workarounds available to mitigate the effects of the vulnerability.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20051201-http.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 48991

File Name: cisco-sa-20051201-httphttp.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 9/1/2010

Updated: 11/15/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/28/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/28/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-3921

BID: 15602

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20051201-http

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCsc64976

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