Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Falcon web server 2.0.0.1009 through 2.0.0.1021 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI, which is inserted into 301 error messages and executed by 404 error messages.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- BlueFace Falcon Web Server 2.0 - Error Message Cross-Site Scripting EDB-21698 · remote · Aug 9, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20020808 Cross-Site Scripting Issues in Falcon Web Server mailing-list
- falcon-error-msg-xss(9812) vdb-entry
- 20020808 Cross-Site Scripting Issues in Falcon Web Server mailing-list
- 5435 vdb-entry