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Snif Cross Site Scripting
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Wont Fix
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The remote host is running the 'Snif' CGI suite. There is a vulnerability in it which may allow an attacker to insert a malicious HTML and/or Javascript snippet in the response returned to a third party user (this problem is known as a cross site scripting bug).
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.