Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in LXR Cross Referencer before 0.9.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the search body and the results page for a search, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-4497 and CVE-2010-1448.
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 5.0 | lxr-cvs | 0.9.5+cvs20071020-1+lenny1 | DSA-2092-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2092-1 lxr-cvs - cross-site scripting Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20100514 Re: CVE request: lxr mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100506 Re: CVE request: lxr mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100503 Re: CVE request: lxr mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100506 Re: CVE request: lxr mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20100503 Re: CVE request: lxr mailing-list
- http://sourceforge.net/projects/lxr/files/stable/lxr-0.9.7/ChangeLog/download