Nessus Windows GUI cross-site scripting
| nessus-unspecified-xss (35118) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Nessus is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input in the Windows GUI. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using an unspecified parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Tenable Network Security, Nessus prior to 3.0.6
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Nessus (3.0.6 or later), available from the Nessus Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Nessus Web site, 26th June, 2007: Nessus 3.0.6 released - cross site scripting vulnerability in the Windows GUI at http://www.nessus.org/news/.
- BID-24677: Nessus Windows GUI Unspecified Script HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-3546: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Windows GUI in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner before 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
- SA25856: Nessus Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1018318: Nessus Input Validation Hole in Windows GUI Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2362: Tenable Network Security Nessus Windows GUI Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Reported:
Jun 26, 2007
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