Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in SmokePing 2.6.9 in the start and end time fields.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SmokePing | SmokePing | 2.6.9 | — |
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+squeeze2 | DLA-348-1 |
Advisories 1
- DLA-348-1 smokeping - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4168
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4168
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/113987.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-August/114008.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/25/8
- https://github.com/oetiker/SmokePing/commit/bad9f9c28f0939b269f90072aa4cf41f20f15563