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

CVE-2009-4422

Medium
4.3/10

Summary

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the GetURLArguments function in jpgraph.php in Aditus Consulting JpGraph 3.0.6 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a key to csim_in_html_ex1.php, and other unspecified vectors.

  • 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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