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

CVE-2018-1000868

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

WeBid version up to current version 1.2.2 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in user_login.php, register.php that can result in Javascript execution in the user's browser, injection of malicious markup into the page. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim user must click a malicous link. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 256a5f9d3eafbc477dcf77c7682446cc4b449c7f.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • 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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