NASLDB: Elgg index.php view Parameter XSS
General
ID: 59656
Name: Elgg index.php view Parameter XSS
Summary: Attempts a non-persistent XSS
Credits: Tenable Network Security, Inc.
Classification
Risk: –
CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Port: 80
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Type: Remote
Description
The version of the Elgg installed on the remote host is affected by a
cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly
sanitize user input to the ‘view’ parameter of the ‘index.php’ script.
An attacker may be able to leverage this to inject arbitrary HTML and
script code into a user’s browser to be executed within the security
context of the affected site.
Exploiting
Exploit Available: True
Exploitability Ease: Exploits are available
Sources
CVE: –
OSVDB: –
Bugtraq: –
scipID: –
Timeline
Vulnerability Disclosure: 2012/05/19
Patch Release: 2012/05/19
Plugin Release: 2012/06/22
Plugin
Version: 1.2
Filename: elgg_view_xss.nasl
Filesize: 2998 bytes
MD5 Hash: 413877fca04f6bcfc803412b1341ab8d
Identification: –
Require Keys: www/elgg","www/PHP
Dependencies: "elgg_detect.nasl"
Copyright: This script is Copyright© 2012 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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