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Apache Struts struts-examples upload-submit.do 'theText' Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 60094
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Synopsis
A remote web application is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack.Description
The remote web server hosts struts-examples, a demonstration application for the Struts framework. Input passed via the 'theText' POST parameter to the 'upload-submit.do' page is not properly sanitized before using it to generate dynamic HTML.By tricking a user into clicking on a specially crafted link, an attacker can exploit this to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.
Solution
Remove or restrict access to the Struts-examples application.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 60094
File Name: struts_examples_xss.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 7/23/2012
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:apache:struts
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/1/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-1007
BID: 51900