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ht://Dig htsearch.cgi XSS
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
18 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The 'htsearch' CGI, which is part of the ht://Dig package, is vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks, through 'words' variable. With a specially crafted URL, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.
Solution
Solution
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