Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Xedus 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username parameter to test.x, (2) username parameter to TestServer.x, or (3) param parameter to testgetrequest.x.
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 2
- Xedus Web Server 1.0 - test.x 'Username' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-24417 · remote · Sep 30, 2004 · verified
- Xedus Web Server 1.0 - testgetrequest.x 'Username' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-24418 · remote · Sep 30, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20040830 Multiple Vulnerabilities In Xedus Webserver mailing-list
- http://www.gulftech.org/?node=research&article_id=00047-08302004
- xedus-test-xss(17166) vdb-entry
- 12418 third-party-advisory
- 11071 vdb-entry