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Interspire ArticleLive 2005 XSS Vulnerability Vulnerability Scan


Vulnerability Scan Summary
Searches for the existence of a ArticleLive XSS

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test

Synopsis:

The remote web server contains a CGI which is vulnerable to a cross site
scripting issue.

Description :

The remote host is running ArticleLive, a set of CGIs designed to simplify
the management of a news site.

Due to improper filtering done by the script 'newcomment' remote attacker
can cause the ArticleLive product to include arbitrary HTML and/or
JavaScript, and therefore use the remote host to perform cross-site
scripting attacks.

Solution :

Upgrade to the newest version of this software

Threat Level:

Low / CVSS Base Score : 3
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:N/I:N/B:C)

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