thttpd < 2.21 Error Page XSS

low Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2123

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack.

Description

The remote host is running a vulnerable version of Acme thttpd. It is reported that this version of thttpd fails to check URLs for the presence of script commands when generating error pages. An attacker may craft links containing scripting code in order to execute code within the context of the website.

Solution

Upgrade to thttpd 2.21 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 2123

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/18/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:acme:thttpd

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0733

BID: 4601

Detections

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