[SA34567] Apache Struts Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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TITLE:
Apache Struts Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA34567

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/34567/

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

Certain unspecified input 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 version 1.2.9. Other versions may
also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Filter malicious characters and character sequences in a web proxy.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported in a SUSE security announcement.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2009_8_sr.html

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