[SA23406] Novell NetWare Welcome web-app Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

TITLE:
Novell NetWare Welcome web-app Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23406

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Novell NetWare 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/78/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Novell NetWare, which can be
exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting
attacks.

Input passed to unspecified parameters in the Welcome web-app is not
properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be
exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's
browser session in context of an affected site.

The vulnerability is reported in version 6.5 SP5 and 6.5 SP6.

SOLUTION:
The vendor recommends to disable the Welcome web-app (see vendor
advisory for details).

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Novell:
https://secure-support.novell.com/KanisaPlatform/Publishing/514/3319127_f.SAL_Public.html

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