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

CVE-2017-5599

Severity Medium
Score 6.1/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in eClinicalWorks Patient Portal 7.0 build 13. This is a reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability which affects the raceMasterList.jsp page within the Patient Portal. Inserted payload is rendered within the Patient Portal and the raceMasterList.jsp page does not require authentication. The vulnerability can be used to extract sensitive information or perform attacks against the user's browser. The vulnerability affects the raceMasterList.jsp page and the following parameter: race.

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  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
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  • 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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Advisory Timeline

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