Debian: DSA-2510-1: extplorer security update
Debian: DSA-2510-1: extplorer security update
John Leitch has discovered a vulnerability in eXtplorer, a very feature rich web server file manager, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2510-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Luciano Bello July 12, 2012 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : extplorer Vulnerability : Cross-site request forgery Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-3362 Debian Bug : 678737 John Leitch has discovered a vulnerability in eXtplorer, a very feature rich web server file manager, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks. The vulnerability allows users to perform certain actions via HTTP requests without performing any validity checks to verify the request. This can be exploited for example, to create an administrative user account by tricking an logged administrator to visiting an attacker-defined web link. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.0b6+dfsg.2-1+squeeze1. For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.0b6+dfsg.3-3. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.1.0b6+dfsg.3-3. We recommend that you upgrade your extplorer packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.