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Discus Error Message Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18283
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Release Date:
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2006-01-02
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Last Update:
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2006-01-26
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Popularity:
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5,058 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: | Discus Freeware 3.x
Discus Professional 3.x
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
$um$id has discovered a vulnerability in Discus, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed in the URL isn't properly sanitised before being returned to the user in an error message. 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 confirmed in Discus Freeware version 3.10.5 and also reported in Discus Professional 3.10.4. Other versions may also be affected.
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