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Sympa Create List Script Insertion Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA12339
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Release Date:
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2004-08-23
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Last Update:
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2005-02-28
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Popularity:
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5,493 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Cross Site Scripting
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Unpatched
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| Software: | Sympa 2.x
Sympa 3.x
Sympa 4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2004-1735
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Description:
Joxean Koret has reported a vulnerability in Sympa, which can be exploited by malicious, authenticated users to conduct script insertion attacks.
Input passed to the "description" field is not sanitised before being included in the profile for a mailing list. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site when a malicious mailing list profile is viewed.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 4.1.x and prior.
Solution:
Grant only trusted users access to the system.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Joxean Koret
Changelog:
2005-02-28: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://listes.cru.fr/mantis/view_bug_page.php?f_id=0000327
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