AutoNessus 'bulk_update.pl ' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	31559
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-4520
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 03 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 16 2015 05:53PM
Credit:	Frank Breedijk
Vulnerable:	Schuberg Philis AutoNessus 1.2.1
Not Vulnerable:	Schuberg Philis AutoNessus 1.2.2

AutoNessus 'bulk_update.pl ' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

AutoNessus is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input data.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Versions prior to AutoNessus 1.2.2 are vulnerable.

AutoNessus 'bulk_update.pl ' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

AutoNessus 'bulk_update.pl ' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the references for more information.


Schuberg Philis AutoNessus 1.2.1

• Schuberg Philis AutoNessus-1.2.2.tar.gz
  http://downloads.sourceforge.net/autonessus/AutoNessus-1.2.2.tar.gz?mo dtime=1222931130&big_mirror=0

AutoNessus 'bulk_update.pl ' Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• [ 2141884 ] XSS possible in bluk_update.pl (Frank Breedijk)
  
• AutoNessus Homepage (Schuberg Philis)