VHCS Admin log cross-site scripting
| vhcs-admin-xss (24664) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Virtual Hosting Control System (VHCS) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of the 'username' parameter. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious script into the Admin log file, which would be executed within the security context of the VHCS Admin GUI when the log file is viewed, allowing the attacker to steal or modify the victim's authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.2 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of VHCS (2.4.7.1 patch 3 or later), available from the VHCS Web site. See References.
References:
- VHCS Web site: VHCS - Virtual Hosting Control System.
- VulnWatch Mailing List, Sat Feb 11 2006 - 18:40:40 CST: RS-2006-1: Multiple flaws in VHCS 2.x.
- BID-16600: Virtual Hosting Control System Multiple Input Validation And Access Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-0683: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Virtual Hosting Control System (VHCS) 2.4.7.1 with v.1 patch and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username, which is recorded in a log file but not properly handled when the administrator uses the admin log utility to read the log file.
- SA18799: VHCS Security Issue and Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0534: VHCS Multiple Security Bypass and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- VHCS VHCS 2.4.6.2 and prior
- VHCS VHCS 2.4.7.1 patch 1
Reported:
Feb 11, 2006
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