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Tornado Knowledge Retrieval System "p" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30623
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Release Date:
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2008-06-11
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Last Update:
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2008-12-01
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Popularity:
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3,296 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: | Tornado Knowledge Retrieval System 4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-5264
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Description:
unohope has reported a vulnerability in Tornado Knowledge Retrieval System, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
Input passed to the "p" parameter in searcher.exe is not properly sanitised before being returned to a 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 4.2. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Filter malicious characters and character sequences using a web proxy.
Provided and/or discovered by:
unohope
Changelog:
2008-12-01: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-06/0081.html
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