HTML Tags Embedded in Client Web Requests in cross site scripting
2 years ago
Originally Published: 2002-10-30
Article Number
000055733
Applies To
RSA ACE/Agent 5.2 for Web
Sun Solaris 2.8
Sun Solaris 2.9
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Red Hat Linux
CERT? Advisory CA-2000-02 Malicious HTML Tags Embedded in Client Web Requests
Rapid7 Advisory R7-0014
Issue
HTML Tags Embedded in Client Web Requests in cross site scripting
Cause
CA-2000-02 and Rapid7 Advisory R7-0014 discuss how a Web site may inadvertently include malicious HTML tags or script in a dynamically generated page based on unvalidated input from untrustworthy sources.
Resolution
Patches are available from RSA Security that modify the behavior of the Apache ACE/Agent and RSA ACE/Agent 5.0 for Windows such that they filter malicious characters which allow cross-site scripting to take place. The patches are available RSA Security SecurCare Online on for both RSA ACE/Agent 5.1.1 for Web & RSA ACE/Agent 5.0 for Web and  RSA ACE/Agent 5.0.1 for Windows

A patch for RSA Agent 5.2 for Web on request from RSA Security Customer Support quoting tst00042376