[SA21979] eSyndiCat Directory Software "what" Cross-Site Scripting

TITLE:
eSyndiCat Directory Software "what" Cross-Site Scripting

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21979

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CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
eSyndiCat Directory Software 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/10166/

DESCRIPTION:
meto5757 has reported a vulnerability in eSyndicat Directory
Software, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct
cross-site scripting attacks.

Input passed to the "what" parameter in search.php is not properly
sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to
execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in
context of an affected site.

SOLUTION:
Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly sanitised.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
meto5757

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