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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801746
Category:Web application abuses
Title:Eclipse IDE < 3.6.2 Help Contents Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities
Summary:Eclipse IDE is prone to multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
Eclipse IDE is prone to multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
- Input passed to the 'searchWord' parameter in 'help/advanced/searchView.jsp' and
'workingSet' parameter in 'help/advanced/workingSetManager.jsp' are not
properly sanitised before being returned to the user.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary HTML
and script code in a user's browser session in the context of an affected application.

Affected Software/OS:
Eclipse IDE Version 3.3.2.

Solution:
Upgrade to Eclipse IDE Version 3.6.2 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-7271
http://r00tin.blogspot.com/2008/04/eclipse-local-web-server-exploitation.html
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=223539
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