Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Samizdat before 0.6.2 allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) message title or (2) user full name.
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 12 | samizdat | 0.6.2-2 | — |
| Debian 5.0 | samizdat | 0.6.1-3lenny1 | DTSA-194-1 |
Advisories 1
- DTSA-194-1 samizdat - cross-site scripting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 52022 vdb-entry
- http://samizdat.nongnu.org/release-notes/samizdat-0.6.1-xss-escape-title.patch
- [debian-testing-security-announce] 20090211 Security update for Debian Testing - 2009-02-12 mailing-list
- 20090213 Cross-site scripting in Samizdat 0.6.1 mailing-list
- http://www.nongnu.org/samizdat/release-notes/samizdat-0.6.2.html
- 33768 vdb-entry