Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Absolute FAQ Manager, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "question" 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 4.0 and 6.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution: A fixed version exists. Contact the vendor for details.
Provided and/or discovered by: r0t
Changelog: 2006-03-30: Added CVE reference.
2008-01-28: Added version 6.x to list of affected products. Reported by Russ McRee.
2008-07-17: Updated the "Solution" and "Original Advisory" sections.
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