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Posted on 17 May 2012
Source : packetstormsecurity.org Link
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TITLE:
JW Player "debug" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA49130
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-05-16
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DESCRIPTION:
gainover has discovered a vulnerability in JW Player, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.
Input passed to the "debug" parameter in player.swf is not properly
sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to
execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in
context of an affected site.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 5.9. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Filter malicious characters and character sequences using a proxy.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
gainover
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.wooyun.org/bugs/wooyun-2010-07166
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