Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE-2016-15029
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Ydalb mapicoin up to 1.9.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file webroot/stats.php. The manipulation of the argument link/search leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.10.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 67e87f0f0c1ac238fcd050f4c3db298229bc9679. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-223402 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
- 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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