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vendor:
Cherokee
by:
SecurityFocus
3.3
CVSS
MEDIUM
Cross-Site Scripting
79
CWE
Product Name: Cherokee
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
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2003

Cherokee Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Cherokee web server is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks via error pages. An attacker can craft a malicious URI link containing HTML or script code and entice a user to follow it. The attacker-supplied code may be rendered in the web browser of a user who follows the malicious link. Exploitation of this issue may allow for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials or other attacks.

Mitigation:

To mitigate this vulnerability, users should avoid following untrusted links.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9496/info

Cherokee has been reported to contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability via error pages.

An attacker can exploit this issue by crafting a URI link containing the malevolent HTML or script code, and enticing a user to follow it. The attacker-supplied code may be rendered in the web browser of a user who follows the malicious link. Exploitation of this issue may allow for theft of cookie-based authentication credentials or other attacks.

http://www.example.com/<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>