CVE-2009-4924

Advisory

Dan Pascu python-cjson 1.0.5 does not properly handle a ['/'] argument to cjson.encode, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct certain cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks involving Firefox and the end tag of a SCRIPT element.

Affected package

Affected versions

Fixed versions

Vulnerability changelog

Dan Pascu python-cjson 1.0.5 does not properly handle a ['/'] argument to cjson.encode, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct certain cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks involving Firefox and the end tag of a SCRIPT element.

Resources

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-4924
• http://t3.dotgnu.info/blog/insecurity/quotes-dont-help.html
• http://pypi.python.org/pypi/python-cjson/