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Debian 4.0: DSA-1568-1 Critical: B2evolution Scripting Flaws

"unsticky" discovered that b2evolution, a blog engine, performs insufficient input sanitising, allowing for cross site scripting.. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA-1568-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst May 05, 2008 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : b2evolution Vulnerability : insufficient input sanitising Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE Id(s) : CVE-2007-0175 Debian Bug : 410568 "unsticky" discovered that b2evolution, a blog engine, performs insufficient input sanitising, allowing for cross site scripting. For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.2-3+etch1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.2-4. We recommend that you upgrade your b2evolution (0.9.2-3+etch1) package. Upgrade instructions - --------------------wget url will fetch the file for you dpkg -i file.deb will install the referenced file. If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below: apt-get update will update the internal database apt-get upgrade will install corrected packages You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration. Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch - -------------------------------Source archives: Size/MD5 checksum: 14774 0513ba676280c394ab9494ccdfea35e5 Size/MD5 checksum: 2754129 6014a784ecc92a3a875e7ac69939047b Size/MD5 checksum: 882 3938cec5016aa5ac8c838ee668121832 Architecture independent packages: Size/MD5 checksum: 2818756 6174d72fee72c0f6ff6e4221344799cc These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its nextupdate. - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------For apt-get: deb https://www.debian.org/security/ stable/updates main For dpkg-ftp: dists/stable/updates/main Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Debian Security Advisory DSA-1568-1 http://www.debian.org/security/ Thijs Kinkhorst May 05, 2008 htt. unsticky', b2evolution, engine, performs, insufficient, input, sanitising, allow. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 05, 2008 •Critical Debian