Google Desktop Search - Cross-Site Scripting

Author: Salvatore Aranzulla
type: remote
platform: multiple
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date_added: 2004-10-26 
date_updated: 2013-03-11 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11541/info

Google Desktop Search is reportedly affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly sanitize HTML tag content.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary client-side script code in an unsuspecting user's browser, facilitating theft of cookie-based authentication credentials and other attacks.

In the following URI the '<targetWebSite>' must be replaced with an arbitrary Web site:
http://<targetWebSite>/search?q=txt&meta="><script>alert("BUG")</script><a = "