[SA21781] VCD-db Comments Script Insertion Vulnerability

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TITLE:
VCD-db Comments Script Insertion Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21781

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21781/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
VCD-db 0.x
http://secunia.com/product/6502/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in VCD-db, which can be
exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks.

Input passed to unspecified parameters when handling comments is not
properly sanitised before being used. This can be exploited to insert
arbitrary HTML and script code, which is executed in a user's browser
session in context of an affected site when the malicious comment is
viewed.

The vulnerability has been reported in versions prior to 0.983.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 0.983.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=445066

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