Cherokee Web Server handler_error.c cross-site scripting
| cherokee-handlererror-xss (25698) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Cherokee Web Server is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the cherokee/handler_error.c. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the build_hardcoded_response_page() function to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the link is clicked and an error page is returned, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Cherokee Webserver (0.5.1 or later), available from the Cherokee Web Server Web site. See references.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Apr 06 2006 - 18:44:55 CDT: XSS Bug in Cherokee Webserver.
- Cherokee Webserver Web site: Cherokee Web Server.
- BID-17408: Cherokee Webserver Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1681: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cherokee HTTPD 0.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a malformed request that generates an HTTP 400 error, which is not properly handled when the error message is generated.
- OSVDB ID: 24469: Cherokee Web Server Error 400 XSS
- SA19587: Cherokee Web Server Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1292: Cherokee build_hardcoded_response_page Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Alvaro López Ortega Cherokee Web Server 0.5.0 and prior
Reported:
Apr 06, 2006
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