#VU41706 Cross-site scripting in SKS Keyserver - CVE-2014-3207
Published: May 8, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41706
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3207
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SKS Keyserver
SKS Keyserver
Software vendor:
sks-keyservers.net
sks-keyservers.net
Description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in wserver.ml in SKS Keyserver before 1.1.5 when processing PATH_INFO to pks/lookup/undefined1. 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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.