Intrusion PreventionCGI.Referer.XSS
Description
This threat sends a crafted HTTP Request with the referrer field containing a double quote ". This double quote is escaped in C fashion when displayed on a page, allowing an event handle to be created inside of the hyperlink.
Affected Products
Any HTP server.
Impact
Cross site scripting.
Recommended Actions
N/A
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-11 | 16.978 |
| ID | 14302 |
| Created | Mar 13, 2007 |
| Updated | Dec 10, 2020 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2006-3681 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 0.59% |
| Default Action | pass |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Linux |
| Affected App | CGI_app |