BackupPC 'index.cgi' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	50406
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2011-3361 CVE-2011-4923
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 28 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:03PM
Credit:	Jamie Strandboge
Vulnerable:	Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64 Craig Barratt BackupPC 3.2.1
Not Vulnerable:

BackupPC 'index.cgi' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

BackupPC is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied data.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and to launch other attacks.

BackupPC 3.2.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

BackupPC 'index.cgi' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

BackupPC 'index.cgi' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

• Mandriva backuppc-3.2.1-6.1.mbs1.x86_64.rpm
  http://www.mandriva.com/en/downloads/

BackupPC 'index.cgi' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• BackupPC Homepage (BackupPC)