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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2008-0239

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Sun Java System Identity Manager 6.0 SP1 through SP3, 7.0, and 7.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via the (1) cntry or lang parameters to /idm/login.jsp, (2) resultsForm parameter to /idm/account/findForSelect.jsp, or (3) activeControl parameter to /idm/user/main.jsp.

  • MEDIUM
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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  • Published