Gallery search.php searchstring Parameter XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 11810

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is prone to a cross-site scripting attack.

Description

The version of Gallery hosted on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting attack due to a failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'searchstring' parameter of the 'search.php' script. A remote attacker may use this to steal the cookies from the legitimate users of this system.

Solution

Upgrade to Gallery 1.3.4-pl1 or later.

See Also

http://galleryproject.org/node/82

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 11810

File Name: gallery_xss.nasl

Version: 1.30

Type: remote

Published: 7/28/2003

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

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:gallery_project:gallery

Required KB Items: www/PHP, www/gallery

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 7/27/2003

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/27/2003

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2003-0614

BID: 8288

CWE: 20, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 74, 750, 751, 79, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990