SB2011102509 - Fedora EPEL 5 update for ocsinventory

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SB2011102509 - Fedora EPEL 5 update for ocsinventory

Published: October 25, 2011 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2011102509
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4024)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in ocsinventory in OCS Inventory NG 2.0.1 and earlier. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References