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cPanel "dns" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA22984
Release Date: 2006-11-22
Popularity: 7,976 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Cross Site Scripting
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:cPanel 10.x

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Description:
Aria-Security has reported a vulnerability in cPanel, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the "dns" parameter in dnslook.html is not 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 is reported in version 10. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to version 10.9.0 R75.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Aria-Security

Original Advisory:
http://www.aria-security.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30


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