Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE-2019-12407
Summary
On Apache JSPWiki, up to version 2.11.0.M4, a carefully crafted plugin link invocation could trigger an XSS vulnerability on Apache JSPWiki, related to the remember parameter on some of the JSPs, which could allow the attacker to execute javascript in the victim's browser and get some sensitive information about the victim.
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- NETWORK
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- CHANGED
- REQUIRED
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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
- Published