Plugin ID | 94 |
Plugin name | SandSurfer login.cgi cross site scripting |
Plugin filename | SandSurfer login.cgi cross site scripting.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2977 bytes |
Plugin family | CGI |
Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin created email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin created company | computec.ch |
Plugin created date | 2004/03/23 |
Plugin updated name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin updated email | marc dot ruef at computec dot ch |
Plugin updated web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin updated company | computec.ch |
Plugin updated date | 2004/11/14 |
Plugin version | 2.0 |
Plugin changelog | Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.2. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 80 |
Plugin procedure detection | open|send GET /cgi-bin/login.cgi HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *SandSurfer [0-1].[0-7]* |
Plugin detection accuracy | 80 |
Plugin comment | There may be some problems with the trigger regulary expression. Reverify the bug manually. |
Bug affected | SandSurfer up to 1.7.0 |
Bug not affected | SandSurfer newer than 1.7.0 |
Bug vulnerability class | Cross Site Scripting |
Bug description | The remote host is running SandSurfer, a web-based time keeping application. A vulnerability has been disclosed in all versions of this software, up to version 1.7.0 (included) which may allow an attacker to use it to perform a cross site scripting attack against third party users. |
Bug solution | Disable this suite or upgrade to SandSurfer 1.7.1 and limit unwanted connections and communications with htaccess security or firewalling. |
Bug fixing time | 1 hour |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9801/exploit/ |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Medium |
Bug popularity | 6 |
Bug simplicity | 7 |
Bug impact | 8 |
Bug risk | 7 |
Bug Nessus risk | Medium |
Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. |
Source SecurityFocus BID | 9801 |
Source Nessus ID | 12087 |
Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
Source Misc. | http://www.computec.ch |