OpenVAS Greenbone Security Assistant 6.0.8 get_aggregate Command cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OpenVAS Greenbone Security Assistant 6.0.8. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component get_aggregate Command. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1926. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenVAS Greenbone Security Assistant 6.0.8. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component get_aggregate Command. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the charts module in Greenbone Security Assistant (GSA) 6.x before 6.0.8 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the aggregate_type parameter in a get_aggregate command to omp.

The weakness was published 01/20/2016 as confirmed mailinglist post (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1926 since 01/18/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90968 (Fedora 22 : openvas-cli-1.4.4-1.fc22 / openvas-gsa-6.0.10-3.fc22 / openvas-libraries-8.0.7-2.fc22 / etc (2016-9851b69dbb)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276075 (Fedora Security Update for openvas-manager (FEDORA-2016-9851b69dbb)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (110029) and Tenable (90968). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

OpenVAS

Name

Greenbone Security Assistant

Version

6.0.8

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 90968
Nessus Name: Fedora 22 : openvas-cli-1.4.4-1.fc22 / openvas-gsa-6.0.10-3.fc22 / openvas-libraries-8.0.7-2.fc22 / etc (2016-9851b69dbb)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for openvas-scanner FEDORA-2016-9851
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