Sun AnswerBook2 < 1.4.5 XSS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 2678

Synopsis

The remote host is running Sun AnswerBook2 web application.

Description

The remote host is running Sun AnswerBook2 web application. This application allows users to view and search Sun documentation online. This version of AnswerBook2 is vulnerable to a cross-site-scripting (XSS) attack. Exploiting the XSS flaws may enable an attacker to inject arbitrary script code into the browser of unsuspecting users. A successful attack would potentially allow the attacker the ability to view confidential data (cookies, authentication data, and more.) or compromise the integrity of the local system via the web browser.

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.4.5 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 2678

Family: CGI

Published: 3/8/2005

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sun:solaris_answerbook2

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0548, CVE-2005-0549

BID: 12746

Detections

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