Plugin ID | 190 |
Plugin name | Keene Digital Media Server prior 1.0.3 slideshow.kspx Cross Site Scripting |
Plugin filename | Keene Digital Media Server prior 1.0.3 slideshow.kspx Cross Site Scripting.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 3848 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 | 2004/09/09 |
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 1.1. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 80 |
Plugin procedure exploit | open|send GET /dms/slideshow.kspx?source=<script>atk</script> HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *<script>foo</script>* |
Plugin exploit accuracy | 99 |
Plugin comment | Check is inspired by the Nessus plugin. |
Bug published name | dr_insane |
Bug published date | 2004/09/04 |
Bug advisory | http://www.keenesoftware.com/html/dms.html |
Bug affected | Keene Digital Media Server prior 1.0.3 |
Bug not affected | Keene Digital Media Server 1.0.3 and newer |
Bug vulnerability class | Cross Site Scripting |
Bug description | The remote host is running an old Keene Digital Media Server prior 1.0.3, a webserver used to share digital information. There is a bug in slideshow.kspx which makes it vulnerable to cross site scripting attacks. An attacker may use this bug to run arbitrary web code in the context of the web site. There are also affecting some other cross site scripting attacks the determined version of Keene Digital Media Server. See OSVDB 9514 to 9516 for more details. |
Bug solution | You should upgrade to version 1.0.3 or higher. See http://www.keenesoftware.com/html/dms.html for the latest downloads. Change the default directory of the affected suite to make it harder to run pre-defined and automated attacks against the vulnerability. Also limit unwanted connections and communications with firewalling if possible or use another solution. |
Bug fixing time | Approx. 45 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11111/exploit/ |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | Medium |
Bug popularity | 5 |
Bug simplicity | 7 |
Bug impact | 7 |
Bug risk | 6 |
Bug Nessus risk | Medium |
Bug check tools | Nessus is able to do the same check. The possibilities of exploiting this kind of vulnerabilities is well-known and well documented. |
Source SecurityFocus BID | 11111 |
Source OSVDB ID | 9514 |
Source Secunia ID | 12423 |
Source Security Tracker ID | 1011156 |
Source Nessus ID | 14681 |
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 |