178 PHP-CSL 0.8 index.php cat_select Cross Site Scripting CGI 2004/09/08 Marc Ruef marc dot ruef at computec dot ch http://www.computec.ch computec.ch Marc Ruef marc dot ruef at computec dot ch http://www.computec.ch computec.ch 2004/11/14 2.0 Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.1. Improved the pattern matching and introduced the plugin changelog in 2.0 tcp 80 open|send GET /index.php?cat_select= HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists HTTP/#.# ### ** 99 Check is inspired by the Nessus plugin. Nikyt0x Argentina nikyt0x at hotmail dot com http://nikyt0x.webcindario.com 2004/08/24 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/372807 PHP-CSL 0.8 PHP-CSL newer than 0.8 Cross Site Scripting The remote host is running the PHP Code Snipplet Library (PHP-CSL). There is a bug in cat_select 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. You should upgrade to version 0.9 or higher (http://www.php-csl.com). 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. Approx. 45 minutes Yes http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11038/exploit/ Yes Yes Medium 7 8 7 8 Medium Nessus is able to do the same check. The possibilities of exploiting this kind of vulnerabilities is well-known and well documented. 11038 14368 Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 http://nikyt0x.webcindario.com/1.jpg