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TITLE:
Apache Roller "q" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA31523

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31523/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Roller Weblogger 2.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/11980/
Apache Roller 3.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20913/
Apache Roller 4.x
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20914/

DESCRIPTION:
Hector Manuel Escalona Mendoza has discovered a vulnerability in
Apache Roller, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct
cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the "q" parameter when performing a search 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.

The vulnerability is reported in version 2.3, 3.0, and 3.1 and is
confirmed in version 4.0. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Fixed in the SVN repository.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Hector Manuel Escalona Mendoza.

Also reported by Richiebaby.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Apache Roller:
https://issues.apache.org/roller/browse/ROL-1766

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