SB2012122501 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for BackupPC
Published: December 25, 2012 Updated: April 24, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-5081)
CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.
The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in RestoreFile.pm in BackupPC 3.1.0, 3.2.1, and possibly other earlier versions when processing share parameter in a RestoreFile action to index.cgi. 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.