CVE-2011-2904 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2011-2904?

CVE-2011-2904 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Zabbix Zabbix, published on 19 Aug 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in acknow.php in Zabbix before 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the backurl parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2904?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zabbix Zabbix.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2904?

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-2011-2904 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2904, GHSA-5cpx-pcr7-g2xj.