Detections
Analytics
CGI Generic XSS (Parameters Names)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 51972
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Synopsis
The remote web server is prone to cross-site scripting attacks.Description
The remote web server hosts CGI scripts that fail to adequately sanitize parameters name of malicious JavaScript. By leveraging this issue, an attacker may be able to cause arbitrary HTML and script code to be executed in a user's browser within the security context of the affected site.Solution
Contact the vendor for a patch or upgrade.See Also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_site_scripting
http://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/86.html
http://projects.webappsec.org/w/page/13246920/Cross%20Site%20Scripting
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 51972
File Name: torture_cgi_XSS_param_names.nasl
Version: 1.20
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 2/14/2011
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Settings/enable_web_app_tests