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TITLE:
dotCMS "search_query" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA30307

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
dotCMS 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/18714/

DESCRIPTION:
Russ McRee has reported a vulnerability in dotCMS, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.

Input passed to the "search_query" parameter in search-results.dot is
not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be
exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's
browser session in context of an affected site.

SOLUTION:
Filter malicious characters and character sequences in a web proxy.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Russ McRee

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