| Plugin ID | 170 |
| Plugin name | Citrix NFuse prior 1.6 launch.jsp getLastError() Cross Site Scripting |
| Plugin filename | Citrix NFuse prior 1.6 launch.jsp getLastError Cross Site Scripting.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 4148 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 | 2004/09/08 |
| 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 /launch.jsp?NFuse_Application=>atk</script> HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### *<script>atk</script>* |
| Plugin exploit accuracy | 99 |
| Plugin comment | Check is inspired by the Nessus plugin. |
| Bug published name | Eric Detoisien |
| Bug published email | eric dot detoisien at global-secure dot fr |
| Bug published web | http://www.global-secure.fr |
| Bug published company | Global Secure |
| Bug published date | 2002/03/27 |
| Bug advisory | http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/264399 |
| Bug affected | Citrix NFuse 1.51 and 1.6 |
| Bug not affected | Citrix NFuse newer than 1.6 |
| Bug vulnerability class | Cross Site Scripting |
| Bug description | The remote host is running a Citrix NFuse Server prior 1.6. There is a bug in getLastError() 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. |
| Bug solution | You should install or upgrade the software to the latest version. See http://www.citrix.com for more details. Change the default directory of the affected suite to make it harder to run pre-defined and automated attacks against the vulnerability. A solution named Appgate is able to secure Citrix NFuse and MetaFrame. See http://www.appgate.com/knowledge_center/2_White_Papers_and_Other_Documentation/Gerald_Matt_GSEC.pdf for more details. Also limit unwanted connections and communications with firewalling if possible. |
| Bug fixing time | Approx. 1 hour |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug exploit url | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4372/exploit/ |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Yes |
| Bug severity | Medium |
| Bug popularity | 7 |
| Bug simplicity | 8 |
| Bug impact | 7 |
| Bug risk | 7 |
| Bug Nessus risk | Medium |
| Bug ISS Scanner rating | High Risk |
| 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 CVE | 2002-0504 |
| Source SecurityFocus BID | 4372 |
| Source OSVDB ID | 9257 |
| Source SecuriTeam URL | http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5XP061F4UE.html |
| Source Nessus ID | 14626 |
| Source ISS X-Force ID | 8659 |
| 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://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-03/0334.html |