Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CGI/Browse.pm in BackupPC 3.2.0 and possibly other versions before 3.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the num parameter in a browse action to index.cgi.
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 14 | backuppc | 3.2.1-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | backuppc | 3.2.1-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | backuppc | 3.2.1-2 | — |
References
- [BackupPC-devel] 20110118 XSS's in Browse.pm mailing-list
- http://backuppc.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/backuppc/BackupPC/ChangeLog?revision=1.60&view=markup
- https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_xss_vulnerabilities_in_backuppc.html
- http://backuppc.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/backuppc/BackupPC/lib/BackupPC/CGI/Browse.pm?r1=1.23&r2=1.24
- backuppc-num-xss(71030) vdb-entry
- 44259 third-party-advisory
- 46621 third-party-advisory
- USN-1249-1 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110914 Re: CVE Request: BackupPC 3.2.1 fixes cross site scripting mailing-list
- 50406 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20110913 CVE Request: BackupPC 3.2.1 fixes cross site scripting mailing-list