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TITLE:
Shibboleth Identity Provider Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA44751

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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http://secunia.com/advisories/44751/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=44751

RELEASE DATE:
2011-05-31

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=44751

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Shibboleth Identity Provider,
which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site
scripting attacks.

Input passed to the Velocity macro templates 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.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 2.3.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.3.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Scott Cantor, The Ohio State University.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://shibboleth.internet2.edu/secadv/secadv_20110516.txt

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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