The script portion *should* be somewhere in the source of the page--that's how
the nasl is giving a positive.  If it's not... it may be a nasl syntax error
(?), as it should be a pretty straightforward test.

Quoting Kevin Passey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Hi Sullo,
> 
> This is what I am putting in my browser.
> 
> http://www.xxxxx.com/a.jsp/<SCRIPT>alert(document.domain)</script>
> 
> I am getting a page not found - or am I missing the point?
> 
> 
> Thanks for your help
> 
> Kevin
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:sullo@;cirt.net]
> Sent: 01 November 2002 14:21
> To: Kevin Passey
> Cc: 'Nessus (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: Older versions of JServ - but I'm using Tomcat.4.0.4
> 
> 
> You should be able to test if this is working or a false positive by putting
> the
> following request in your browser (that has JavaScript enabled). You should
> get
> a pop-up window.  This is the same test that is happening in the plugin.
> 
> /a.jsp/<SCRIPT>alert(document.domain)</script>
> 
> -Sullo
> 
> Quoting Kevin Passey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> 
> > Hi again,
> > 
> > This is confusing me : I have one hole that I need to close.
> > 
> > I am getting a medium risk hole which I don't understand.
> > 
> > I have a Tomcat 4.0.4 web server running on port 80. 
> > 
> > Nessus is telling me "Older versions of JServ are venerable to a cross
> site
> > scripting attack using a request for a non-existent .jsp file. Upgrade to
> > the latest version of JServ or, for preference use Tomcat, as JServ is no
> > longer maintained"
> > 
> > But I am using Tomcat - do I need to upgrade it further - or is this a
> false
> > positive?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance.
> > 
> > Kevin 
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