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TITLE:
Smokeping "displaymode" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA47678

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-01-20

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DESCRIPTION:
Russ McRee has reported a vulnerability in Smokeping, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.

Input passed via the "displaymode" parameter to smokeping_cgi 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 2.6.6. Prior versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.6.7.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Russ McRee

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Smokeping:
http://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/pub/CHANGES

Russ McRee:
http://holisticinfosec.org/content/view/188/45/

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