# CVE-2013-2209: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the auto-complete widget in htdocs/media/rb/js/reviews.js in Review Board 1.6.x before 1.6.17 an

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-913, GHSA-6G7X-4C7M-G63M
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.6.17, 1.7.10
- Published: 2013-07-31 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- reviewboard (PyPI): from 1.6, fixed in 1.6.17; from 1.7, fixed in 1.7.10
- reviewboard (PyPI): from 1.6, fixed in 1.6.17
- reviewboard (PyPI): from 1.7, fixed in 1.7.10

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the auto-complete widget in htdocs/media/rb/js/reviews.js in Review Board 1.6.x before 1.6.17 and 1.7.x before 1.7.10 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a full name.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, reviewboard, upgrade to a fixed version (1.6.17, 1.7.10) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/vulnerabilities-its-time-to-review-your-reviewboard
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=977423
- http://www.reviewboard.org/news/2013/06/22/review-board-1617-and-1710-released/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/24/2
- https://github.com/reviewboard/reviewboard/commit/4aaacbb1e628a80803ba1a55703db38fccdf7dbf
- http://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/1.6.17/
- http://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/1.7.10/

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