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python-paste: cross-site scripting/arbitrary javascript execution

Package(s):python-paste CVE #(s):
Created:June 28, 2010 Updated:June 30, 2010
Description: From the Fedora advisory:

The only real change is to paste.httpexceptions, which was using insecure quoting of some parameters and allowed an XSS hole, most specifically with its 404 messages. The most notably WSGI application using this is paste.urlparse.StaticURLParser and PkgResourcesParser. By directing someone to an appropriately formed URL an attacker can execute arbitrary Javascript on the victim's client. paste.urlmap.URLMap is also affected, but only if you have no application attached to /. Other applications using paste.httpexceptions may be effected (especially HTTPNotFound). WebOb/webob.exc.HTTPNotFound is not affected.

Alerts:
Fedora FEDORA-2010-10383 2010-06-25
Fedora FEDORA-2010-10414 2010-06-25
Fedora FEDORA-2010-10400 2010-06-25

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