Betsie parserl.pl cross-site scripting
| betsie-parserl-xss (9468) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Betsie (BBC Education Text to Speech Internet Enhancer) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could embed malicious script within a URL link to the parserl.pl script, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site once the link is clicked.
Platforms Affected:
- BBC, Betsie 1.5.11 and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Betsie (1.5.12 or later), available from the BBC Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BBC Web site, Betsie Download Page at http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/betsie/download.html.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 01 2002 - 02:42:28 CDT, PTL-2002-03 Betsie XSS Vuln at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-07/0002.html.
- BID-5135: Betsie Parserl.PL Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1006: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BBC Education Text to Speech Internet Enhancer (Betsie) 1.5.11 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via parserl.pl.
Reported:
Jul 01, 2002
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