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[Bug 939115] [NEW] the url "http://alfanous.org/?search=" does not filter input and accepte js code

 

*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***

Private security bug reported:

When some one do a search like http://alfanous.org/?search="test"; the word test is 
printed in the page without proper encoding and the parameter search does not filter
what it take as kayword, example if you replace "test" by "<script>alert(1)</script>"
you'll see the result, so the website is vulnerable to the most basic xss attack.

** Affects: alfanous
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  the url "http://alfanous.org/?search="; does not filter input and
  accepte js code

Status in Alfanous  - Advanced Quranic Search Engine:
  New

Bug description:
  When some one do a search like http://alfanous.org/?search="test"; the word test is 
  printed in the page without proper encoding and the parameter search does not filter
  what it take as kayword, example if you replace "test" by "<script>alert(1)</script>"
  you'll see the result, so the website is vulnerable to the most basic xss attack.

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