# CVE-2011-5081: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in RestoreFile.pm in BackupPC 3.1.0, 3.2.1, and possibly other earlier versions allows remote attac

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-02-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in RestoreFile.pm in BackupPC 3.1.0, 3.2.1, and possibly other earlier versions allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the share parameter in a RestoreFile action to index.cgi.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2011/Apr/266
- https://www.htbridge.ch/advisory/multiple_xss_vulnerabilities_in_backuppc.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/72055
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67170
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44385

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