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CVE-2015-5667

Publication date 31 October 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTML-Scrubber module before 0.15 for Perl, when the comment feature is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted comment.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the Perl HTML-Scrubber module incorrectly handles comments. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libhtml-scrubber-perl 18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful
Not affected
17.04 zesty
Not affected
16.10 yakkety
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Ignored
15.04 vivid Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.11-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
12.04 LTS precise Ignored

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libhtml-scrubber-perl