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FormEncode "chained_validators" Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA31081
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Release Date:
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2008-07-18
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Popularity:
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1,962 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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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: | FormEncode 1.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in FormEncode, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to the application not calling the "chained_validators" validator class, which can be exploited to bypass the intended filtering steps.
The vulnerability is reported in version 1.0. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 1.0.1.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Petter Urkedal
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index....64&group_id=91231&atid=596416
http://www.formencode.org/news.html#id1
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