14th Feb 2002 [SBWID-5104]
COMMAND
FAQ-O-Matic cross-site scripting vulnerability
SYSTEMS AFFECTED
Fixed in 2.712
PROBLEM
In Debian Security Advisory DSA 109-1 :
to unescaped HTML code Faq-O-Matic returned unverified scripting code
to the browser. With some tweaking this enables an attacker to steal
cookies from one of the Faq-O-Matic moderators or the admin.
Cross-Site Scripting is a type of problem that allows a malicious
person to make another person run some JavaScript in their browser. The
JavaScript is executed on the victims machine and is in the context of
the website running the Faq-O-Matic Frequently Asked Question manager.
SOLUTION
Upgrade.
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