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MS11-061: Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Web Access Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2546250) (uncredentialed check)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 55801
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Synopsis
A web application running on the remote Windows host has a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of Remote Desktop Web Access running on the remote host has a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. Input to the 'ReturnUrl' parameter of login.aspx is not properly sanitized.A remote attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into requesting a maliciously crafted URL, resulting in arbitrary script code execution.
Solution
Microsoft has released a patch for Windows 2008 R2.See Also
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/SecurityBulletins/2011/ms11-061
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 55801
File Name: ms11-061_remote.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 8/9/2011
Updated: 6/5/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
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:/o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2
Required KB Items: www/rd_web_access
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 8/9/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-1263
BID: 49040