Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web client in Transmission before 2.61 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) comment, (2) created by, or (3) name field in a torrent file.
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 | transmission | 2.52-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | transmission | 2.52-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | transmission | 2.52-3 | — |
References
- http://www.madirish.net/541
- 50769 third-party-advisory
- 20120726 Transmission BitTorrent XSS Vulnerability mailing-list
- 54705 vdb-entry
- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/wiki/Changes#version-2.61
- https://trac.transmissionbt.com/ticket/4979
- 50027 third-party-advisory
- USN-1584-1 vendor-advisory