thttpd error page cross-site scripting
| thttpd-error-page-css (9029) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
thttpd is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could create a specially-crafted URL link containing malicious script, which would cause an error message to be displayed and the script to be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the host, once the link is clicked.
Platforms Affected:
- ACME, thttpd 2.20b
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 6, 2008.
Consequences:
Other
References:
- ACME Laboratories Web site, thttpd at http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/.
- thttpd - tiny/turbo/throttling HTTP server Web page, New in version 2.21 at http://www.acme.com/software/thttpd/#releasenotes. (In the release notes for 2.21, the vendor states "Fixed cross-site scripting bug relating to the built-in error pages.")
- Vuln-Dev Mailing List, Apr 17 2002 7:27PM, Smalls holes on 5 products #1 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vuln-dev/2002-q2/0155.html. (From Neohapsis archive)
- BID-4601: ACME Labs thttpd Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-0733: Cross-site scripting vulnerability in thttpd 2.20 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script via a URL to a nonexistent page, which causes thttpd to insert the script into a 404 error message.
- OSVDB ID: 5125: thttpd Error Page XSS
Reported:
Apr 17, 2001
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