Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in smokeping_cgi in Smokeping 2.4.2, 2.6.6, and other versions before 2.6.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the displaymode parameter.
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 | smokeping | 2.6.8-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | smokeping | 2.6.8-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | smokeping | 2.6.8-2 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | smokeping | 2.3.6-5+squeeze1 | DSA-2651-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2651-1 smokeping - cross-site scripting vulnerability Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=783584
- 47678 third-party-advisory
- 51584 vdb-entry
- http://holisticinfosec.org/content/view/188/45/
- http://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/pub/CHANGES
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=399553
- [oss-security] 20120120 Re: CVE request: smokeping XSS mailing-list