#VU66914 Stored cross-site scripting in GoAhead WebServer - CVE-2011-4273
Published: September 1, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66914
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4273
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
GoAhead WebServer
GoAhead WebServer
Software vendor:
EF Education First
EF Education First
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the "group" parameter of addgroup.asp, "url" parameter of addlimit.asp and "adduser.asp" User ID parameter. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.