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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CVE-2015-10040

Medium
5.4/10

Summary

A vulnerability was found in gitlearn. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function getGrade/getOutOf of the file scripts/config.sh of the component Escape Sequence Handler. The manipulation leads to injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The patch is identified as 3faa5deaa509012069afe75cd03c21bda5050a64. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-218302 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
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CWE-74 - Injection

Listed as the number one web application security risk on the 'OWASP Top Ten', injection attacks are widespread and dangerous, especially in legacy applications. Injection attacks are a class of vulnerabilities in which an attacker injects untrusted data into a web application that gets processed by an interpreter, altering the program's execution. This can result in data loss/theft, loss of data integrity, denial of service, and even compromising the entire system.

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