CVE-2010-2480

Advisory

Mako 0.3.4 includes a fix for CVE-2010-2480: Improper escaping of single quotes in escape.cgi (XSS).

Affected package

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

Mako before 0.3.4 relies on the cgi.escape function in the Python standard library for cross-site scripting (XSS) protection, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct XSS attacks via vectors involving single-quote characters and a JavaScript onLoad event handler for a BODY element.

Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2010-2480
• http://bugs.python.org/issue9061
• http://secunia.com/advisories/39935
• http://www.makotemplates.org/CHANGES
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-08/msg00001.html