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

CVE-2018-9282

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

An XSS issue was discovered in Subsonic Media Server 6.1.1. The podcast subscription form is affected by a stored XSS vulnerability in the add parameter to podcastReceiverAdmin.view; no administrator access is required. By injecting a JavaScript payload, this flaw could be used to manipulate a user's session, or elevate privileges by targeting an administrative user.

  • 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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