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ID:3980 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in ntopng - CVE-2014-5464
ID:3980 - Exploit for Cross-site scripting in ntopng - CVE-2014-5464
Published: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41348
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5464
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
ntopng
ntopng
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in the nDPI traffic classification library in ntopng (aka ntop) before 1.2.1 when processing HTTP Host header. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.