medium
6.1
CWE
79
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2013-2209: XSS

First published: Mon Jun 24 2013(Updated: )

A persistent / stored cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the way reviews dropdown of Review Board, a web-based code review tool, performed sanitization of certain user information (full name). A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted URL that, when visited would lead to arbitrary HTML or web script execution in the context of Review Board user's session. References: [1] <a href="http://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/1.7.10/">http://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/1.7.10/</a> [2] <a href="http://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/1.6.17/">http://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/1.6.17/</a> [3] <a href="http://www.reviewboard.org/news/2013/06/22/review-board-1617-and-1710-released/">http://www.reviewboard.org/news/2013/06/22/review-board-1617-and-1710-released/</a>

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
pip/reviewboard>=1.7<1.7.10
1.7.10
pip/reviewboard>=1.6<1.6.17
1.6.17
redhat/ReviewBoard<1.7.10
1.7.10
redhat/ReviewBoard<1.6.17
1.6.17
Review Board=1.6
Review Board=1.6-beta1
Review Board=1.6-beta2
Review Board=1.6-rc1
Review Board=1.6-rc2
Review Board=1.6.1
Review Board=1.6.2
Review Board=1.6.3
Review Board=1.6.4
Review Board=1.6.5
Review Board=1.6.6
Review Board=1.6.7
Review Board=1.6.8
Review Board=1.6.9
Review Board=1.6.10
Review Board=1.6.11
Review Board=1.6.12
Review Board=1.6.13
Review Board=1.6.14
Review Board=1.6.15
Review Board=1.6.16
Review Board=1.7.0
Review Board=1.7.0.1
Review Board=1.7.1
Review Board=1.7.2
Review Board=1.7.3
Review Board=1.7.4
Review Board=1.7.5
Review Board=1.7.6
Review Board=1.7.7
Review Board=1.7.8
Review Board=1.7.9

Remedy

https://github.com/reviewboard/reviewboard/commit/4aaacbb1e628a80803ba1a55703db38fccdf7dbf

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-2209?

    CVE-2013-2209 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its impact on user data through stored cross-site scripting.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-2209?

    To remediate CVE-2013-2209, upgrade Review Board to version 1.7.10 or 1.6.17 or later.

  • What versions of Review Board are affected by CVE-2013-2209?

    CVE-2013-2209 affects Review Board versions prior to 1.7.10 and 1.6.17.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2013-2209?

    CVE-2013-2209 is a persistent or stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.

  • Can an attacker exploit CVE-2013-2209 remotely?

    Yes, a remote attacker can exploit CVE-2013-2209 by sending a specially-crafted URL to users.

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