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Amaxus CMS "change" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18004
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Release Date:
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2005-12-19
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Last Update:
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2006-03-28
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Popularity:
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5,382 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: | Amaxus CMS 3.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-4375
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Description:
r0t has reported a vulnerability in Amaxus CMS, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "change" parameter when performing a search 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.
The vulnerability has been reported in version 3. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 3.1.4.
A patch was also created and applied to all existing Amaxus customers during January 2006.
Provided and/or discovered by:
r0t
Changelog:
2006-01-13: Added CVE reference.
2006-03-28: Updated "Solution" section. Added link to vendor advisory.
Original Advisory:
Box UK:
http://www.boxuk.com/server/show/ConWebDoc.1147/Re-Secunia-Advisory-SA18004.html
r0t:
http://pridels.blogspot.com/2005/12/amaxus-vuln.html
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