Amazon Linux AMI : httpd (ALAS-2013-174)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69733

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the balancer_handler function in the manager interface in mod_proxy_balancer.c in the mod_proxy_balancer module in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x before 2.2.24-dev and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted string.

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Apache HTTP Server 2.2.x before 2.2.24-dev and 2.4.x before 2.4.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving hostnames and URIs in the (1) mod_imagemap, (2) mod_info, (3) mod_ldap, (4) mod_proxy_ftp, and (5) mod_status modules.

Solution

Run 'yum update httpd' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2013-174.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69733

File Name: ala_ALAS-2013-174.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/4/2013

Updated: 4/18/2018

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:httpd-manual

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3499, CVE-2012-4558

ALAS: 2013-174