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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841012
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1444-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'backuppc' package(s) announced via the USN-1444-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'backuppc' package(s) announced via the USN-1444-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that BackupPC did not properly sanitize its input when
processing RestoreFile error messages, resulting in a cross-site
scripting (XSS) vulnerability. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities,
if a user were tricked into viewing server output during a crafted server
request, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify the contents, or
steal confidential data, within the same domain.

Affected Software/OS:
'backuppc' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 11.04, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu 12.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

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-2011-5081
Bugtraq: 20110428 HTB22965: Multiple XSS vulnerabilities in BackupPC (Google Search)
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Apr/266
https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_xss_vulnerabilities_in_backuppc.html
http://www.osvdb.org/72055
http://secunia.com/advisories/44385
XForce ISS Database: backuppc-index-xss(67170)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67170
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