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Apache Jakarta Lucene results.jsp XSS

🗓️ 06 Dec 2004 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Apache Jakarta Lucene has XSS vulnerability in results.jsp that can steal user cookies.

Code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#  
#  This script is written by shruti
#  based on work done by Renaud Deraison. 
#  Ref: Announced by vendor
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(15908);
  script_version("1.27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/29");
  script_bugtraq_id(11803);

  script_name(english:"Apache Jakarta Lucene results.jsp XSS");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Apache Jakarta Lucene software is vulnerable to a cross-
site scripting issue.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host is using Apache Jakarta Lucene, a full-featured text 
search engine library implemented in Java.

There is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the script
'results.jsp' that may allow an attacker to steal the cookies of
legitimate users on the remote host.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Apache Software Foundation Jakarta Lucene 1.4.3 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2004/11/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2004/12/06");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:apache:jakarta_lucene");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses : XSS");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2004-2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("http_version.nasl", "cross_site_scripting.nasl");
  script_require_keys("www/PHP", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
  script_exclude_keys("Settings/disable_cgi_scanning");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);

  exit(0);
}

#
# The script code starts here
#
include("http.inc");
include("torture_cgi.inc");

port = get_http_port(default:80, php: 1, no_xss: 1);

test_cgi_xss( port: port, cgi: '/results.jsp', 
	      qs: 'query="><script>foo</script>"',
	      pass_str: "<script>foo</script>"  );

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