CVE-2011-1062 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters and headers in TaskFreak!, requiring user interaction to execute.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-1062?

CVE-2011-1062 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in include/html/header.php in TaskFreak! 0.6.4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) sContext, (2) sort, (3) dir, and (4) show parameters in a save action to index.php; the (5) dir and (6) show parameters to print_list.php; and the (7) HTTP referer header to rss.php. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1062?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Taskfreak Taskfreak\!.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1062?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1062 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2011-1062 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-1062 exists.

Public exploit code: 4 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jpx6-hf99-37f7.

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