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BasiliX Content-Type XSS Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for Content-Type XSS vulnerability in BasiliX

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

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

Description :

The remote host appears to be running BasiliX version 1.1.1 or lower.
Such versions are vulnerable to a cross-scripting attack whereby an
attacker may be able to cause a victim to unknowingly run arbitrary
Javascript code simply by reading a MIME message with a specially
crafted Content-Type header.

Solution :

Upgrade to BasiliX version 1.1.1 fix1 or later.

See also :

http://www.rs-labs.com/adv/RS-Labs-Advisory-2004-2.txt
http://www.rs-labs.com/adv/RS-Labs-Advisory-2004-1.txt

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: 10666

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 George A. Theall

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