Detections
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Silver Peak VX < 6.2.4 XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 77856
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Synopsis
The remote web server contains a web application that is affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.Description
The Silver Peak VX install hosted on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'user_id' parameter of the '/php/user_account.php' script. An attacker can leverage this issue 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 Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to version 6.2.4 or later.Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 77856
File Name: silver_peak_vx_6_2_4.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 9/25/2014
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
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
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-2975
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:silver_peak:vx
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Silver Peak VX, www/PHP
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 7/28/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-2975
BID: 68923