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VegaDNS "message" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16370
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Release Date:
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2005-08-10
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Last Update:
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2005-09-12
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Popularity:
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4,940 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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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | VegaDNS 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2609
CVE-2005-2610
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Description:
dyn0 has discovered a vulnerability in VegaDNS, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "message" parameter in index.php isn't properly sanitised before being returned to users. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of a vulnerable site.
It is also possible to disclosure path information via invalid input to the "VDNS_Sessid" parameter.
The vulnerability has been confirmed in version 0.9.9 and also reported in versions 0.8.1 and 0.9.8. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 0.9.9.1.
http://www.vegadns.org/downloads/vegadns-0.9.9.1.tar.gz
Provided and/or discovered by:
dyn0
Changelog:
2005-08-18: Added CVE references.
2005-09-12: Updated solution.
Original Advisory:
http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0508-exploits/vegadns-dyn0.txt
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