CVE-2005-2860

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Nikto 1.35 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Server field in an HTTP response header, which is directly injected into an HTML report.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.44%

Vendor Advisory seclists.org Vendor Advisory cybsec.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14717	vdb entry
http://seclists.org/lists/vulnwatch/2005/Jul-Sep/0032.html	mailing list exploit patch vendor advisory
http://www.cybsec.com/vuln/010905-multiple_webscanner_script_injection.pdf	exploit patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112561344400914&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2860?: CVE-2005-2860 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2860?: To fix CVE-2005-2860, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2860 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2860 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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