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CGI Generic HTML Injections (quick test)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 49067
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Synopsis
The remote web server may be prone to HTML injections.Description
The remote web server hosts CGI scripts that fail to adequately sanitize request strings with malicious JavaScript. By leveraging this issue, an attacker may be able to cause arbitrary HTML to be executed in a user's browser within the security context of the affected site.The remote web server may be vulnerable to IFRAME injections or cross-site scripting attacks :
- IFRAME injections allow 'virtual defacement' that might scare or anger gullible users. Such injections are sometimes implemented for 'phishing' attacks.
- XSS are extensively tested by four other scripts.
- Some applications (e.g. web forums) authorize a subset of HTML without any ill effect. In this case, ignore this warning.
Solution
Either restrict access to the vulnerable application or contact the vendor for an update.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 49067
File Name: torture_cgi_inject_html.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 9/1/2010
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Settings/enable_web_app_tests