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

CVE-2018-15635

Medium
5.9/10

Summary

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Discuss App of Odoo Community 12.0 and earlier, and Odoo Enterprise 12.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script in the browser of an internal user of the system by tricking them into inviting a follower on a document with a crafted name.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • 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

  • Published