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

CVE-2019-20152

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

An XSS issue was discovered in TreasuryXpress 19191105. Due to the lack of filtering and sanitization of user input, malicious JavaScript can be executed throughout the application. A malicious payload can be injected within the Custom Workflow component and inserted via the Create New Workflow field. As a result, the payload is executed via the navigation bar throughout the application.

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  • 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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