Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in elogd.c in ELOG 2.6.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via (1) the filename for downloading, which is not quoted in an error message by the send_file_direct function, and (2) the Type or Category values in a New entry, which is not properly handled in an error message by the submit_elog function.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 3.1 | elog | 2.5.7+r1558-4+sarge3 | DSA-1242-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1242-1 elog Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 23580 third-party-advisory
- elog-nonexistent-files-xss(29986) vdb-entry
- 20881 vdb-entry
- DSA-1242 vendor-advisory
- 22638 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2006-4315 vdb-entry
- 20882 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=392016