CVE-2008-2929: XSS
First published: Wed Jul 09 2008(Updated: )
It was discovered that multiple CGI scripts used by Red Hat / Fedora Directory Server did not properly sanitize %-escaped inputs, resulting in a possibility to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. Issue was caused by a flow in an adminutil library that contain common functionality used by multiple CGI scripts, such as affected GET / POST argument parsing. Issue is know to affect some Administration Express scripts and Directory Server Gateway (DSGW) scripts. Affected version: Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 Red Hat Directory Server 8 (flaw limited to Administration Express issues, as DSGW component is not shipped) Fedora Directory Server
Credit: secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat Directory Server | =8.0-el5 | |
| Redhat Directory Server | =7.1-sp4 | |
| Redhat Directory Server | =7.1-sp6 | |
| Fedora Directory Server | ||
| Redhat Directory Server | =7.1-sp2 | |
| Redhat Directory Server | =7.1-sp1 | |
| Redhat Directory Server | =8.0-el4 | |
| Redhat Directory Server | =7.1-sp5 | |
| Redhat Directory Server | =7.1-sp3 |
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Reference Links
- http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=454621
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0601.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30870
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020772
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31612
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00449.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31702
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31777
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-September/msg00218.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31565
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01532861
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2480
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44737
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5877
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0601.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0596.html
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