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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Apache Jakarta Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks XSS in Apache Jakarta Lucene.

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote Apache Jakarta Lucene software is vulnerable to a cross site
scripting issue.

Description :

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'
which may permit a possible hacker to steal the cookies of legitimate users on
the remote host.

Solution :

Upgrade to Apache Software Foundation Jakarta Lucene 1.4.3

Network Security Threat Level:

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

Networks Security ID: 11803

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

Server Components, Memory

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