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Plone spamProtect mailaddress Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 67205
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a Python script that is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of Plone installed on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize input to the 'mailaddress' parameter of the 'spamProtect.py' script. An attacker may be able to leverage this to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.Note that the application is also reportedly affected by several additional vulnerabilities. Some of the reported vulnerabilities include but are not limited to arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, denial of service (DoS), open redirect, cross-site scripting, as well as several additional flaws; however, Nessus has not tested for the additional issues.
Solution
Follow the instructions in the advisory to apply the hotfix.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?05118bde
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 67205
File Name: plone_20130618.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 7/8/2013
Updated: 6/5/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
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: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:plone:plone
Required KB Items: www/plone
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-4190