PT-2005-3725 · Nikto · Nikto

Mariano Nuñez Di Croce · Published 2005-09-08 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-2860

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nikto versions 1.35 and earlier

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Server field in an HTTP response header. This injected content is directly inserted into an HTML report.

Recommendations For Nikto versions 1.35 and earlier, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the generation of HTML reports until a patch is available. Restrict access to the Server field in HTTP response headers to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the affected Nikto versions for scanning until the issue is resolved. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-2860

Affected Products

Nikto

References · 8

• 🔥 http://cybsec.com/vuln/010905-multiple_webscanner_script_injection.pdf · Exploit
• 🔥 http://seclists.org/lists/vulnwatch/2005/Jul-Sep/0032.html · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-2860 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2860 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2860 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2860 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/14717 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112561344400914&w=2 · Note