vendor:
mod_perl
by:
SecurityFocus
3.3
CVSS
MEDIUM
Cross-Site Scripting
79
CWE
Product Name: mod_perl
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: N/A
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:apache:mod_perl
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2008
Apache ‘mod_perl’ Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
The Apache 'mod_perl' module is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data. An attacker may leverage this issue 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.
Mitigation:
Input validation should be used to ensure that untrusted data is not used to generate the response. Additionally, the application should use a whitelist of acceptable characters and reject any input containing characters outside of the whitelist.
