Secunia Security Advisory - daveb has reported a vulnerability in loggerhead, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks.
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TITLE:
Loggerhead Filename Script Insertion Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA43822
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-03-25
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DESCRIPTION:
daveb has reported a vulnerability in loggerhead, which can be
exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks.
Input related to the filename is not properly sanitised in
loggerhead/templatefunctions.py before being used to display a
filename in a revision view. This can be exploited to insert
arbitrary HTML and script code, which will be executed in a user's
browser session in context of an affected site when the malicious
data is being viewed.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 1.18. Prior versions
may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.18.1.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by daveb in a bug report.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://launchpad.net/loggerhead/1.18/1.18.1
https://bugs.launchpad.net/loggerhead/+bug/740142
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