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TITLE:
Spiceworks "query" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA36216

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/36216/

DESCRIPTION:
Adam Baldwin has discovered a vulnerability in Spiceworks, which can
be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.

Input passed via the "query" parameter to /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 confirmed in versions 3.6.33156 and 4.1.39229.
Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 4.1.39315.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Adam Baldwin, nGenuity Information Services

CHANGELOG:
2009-08-13: Updated "Solution" section.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.ngenuity.org/wordpress/2009/08/08/ngenuity-spiceworks-multiple-vulnerabilities-xss-csrf/

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