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TITLE:
Pligg "search.php" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA40616

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/40616/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40616

RELEASE DATE:
2010-07-16

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DESCRIPTION:
High-Tech Bridge SA has discovered a vulnerability in Pligg, which
can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.

Input appended to the URL after "search/" is not properly sanitised
before being returned to the user in search.php. This can be
exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's
browsers session in context of an affected site.

Successful exploitation requires that the site is configured to use
"SEO Method".

The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.04. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
The vulnerability is fixed in the SVN repository.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
High-Tech Bridge SA

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Pligg:
http://pligg.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/pligg?view=revision&revision=2030

High-Tech Bridge SA:
http://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/xss_vulnerability_in_pligg_search_module.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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