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

CVE-2017-5164

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in BINOM3 Universal Multifunctional Electric Power Quality Meter. Input sent from a malicious client is not properly verified by the server. An attacker can execute arbitrary script code in another user's browser session (CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING).

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  • REQUIRED
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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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