Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE-2011-5048
Summary
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in IBM Web Experience Factory (aka WEF, formerly WebSphere Portlet Factory) 7.0 and 7.0.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) text INPUT element or (2) TEXTAREA element, related to an interaction between Smart Refresh and Dojo.
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- NETWORK
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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