SB2012012401 - Cross-site scripting in oss.oetiker.ch smokeping 

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SB2012012401 - Cross-site scripting in oss.oetiker.ch smokeping

Published: January 24, 2012 Updated: July 28, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2012012401
Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-0790)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.

An input validation error exists in smokeping_cgi in Smokeping 2.4.2, 2.6.6, and other versions before 2.6.7 when processing displaymode parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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