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

CVE-2016-15008

Low
3.5/10

Summary

A vulnerability was found in oxguy3 coebot-www and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function displayChannelCommands/displayChannelQuotes/displayChannelAutoreplies/showChannelHighlights/showChannelBoir of the file js/channel.js. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The patch is named c1a6c44092585da4236237e0e7da94ee2996a0ca. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-217355.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • LOW
  • 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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