Python 2.2/2.3 - Documentation Server Error Page Cross-Site Scripting

Author: euronymous
type: remote
platform: multiple
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date_added: 2003-04-15  
date_updated: 2012-11-05  
verified: 1  
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raw file: 22496.txt  

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7353/info

It has been reported that the Python Documentation Server is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting problem in error pages. Because of this, an attacker could potentially cause the execution of malicious HTML and script code in the browser of a web user.

http://www.example.com:7464/<script>example</script>