4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
46.7%
HESK is prone to multiple cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.
# Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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CPE = "cpe:/a:hesk:hesk";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103198");
script_version("2022-10-06T10:41:20+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-10-06 10:41:20 +0000 (Thu, 06 Oct 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-11 14:25:35 +0200 (Thu, 11 Aug 2011)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-5287");
script_tag(name:"qod", value:"50"); # Prone to false positives
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("HESK < 2.4.1 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities - Active Check");
script_category(ACT_ATTACK);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_hesk_http_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("hesk/http/detected");
script_require_ports("Services/www", 443);
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"HESK is prone to multiple cross-site scripting (XSS)
vulnerabilities because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Sends a crafted HTTP GET request and checks the response.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary
script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may
allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"HESK prior to version 2.4.1.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.4.1 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49008");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_xss_in_hesk.html");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("http_func.inc");
include("http_keepalive.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE, service: "www"))
exit(0);
if (!dir = get_app_location(cpe: CPE, port: port))
exit(0);
if (dir == "/")
dir = "";
vt_strings = get_vt_strings();
url = dir + "/language/en/text.php/<script>alert('" + vt_strings["lowercase"] + "');</script>";
if (http_vuln_check(port: port, url: url, pattern: "<script>alert\('" + vt_strings["lowercase"] + "'\);</script>",
check_header: TRUE)) {
report = http_report_vuln_url(port: port, url: url);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);