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Web Crossing "webx" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15218
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Release Date:
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2005-05-03
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Last Update:
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2008-05-08
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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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Web Crossing 5.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2005-1611 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Dr_insane has reported a vulnerability in Web Crossing, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to "WebX" and "webx" isn't 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.
Example:
http://[victim]/webx?@[code]
The vulnerability has been reported in version 5.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to the latest 5.0 build or upgrade to version 6.0.
Filter malicious characters and character sequences in a proxy server or firewall with URL filtering capabilities.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Dr_insane
Changelog:
2005-05-19: Added CVE reference.
2008-05-08: Updated "Solution" section.
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