CVE-2011-2694 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2011-2694?

CVE-2011-2694 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 29 Jul 2011. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the chg_passwd function in web/swat.c in the Samba Web Administration Tool (SWAT) in Samba 3.x before 3.5.10 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter to the passwd program (aka the user field to the Change Password page).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2694?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Samba Samba.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2694?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2011-2694 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2694 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2694, ECHO-5fe7-fdf1-0ce6, GHSA-9xqr-g3w9-82pj.