Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE-2019-25086
Summary
A vulnerability was found in IET-OU Open Media Player up to 1.5.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function webvtt of the file application/controllers/timedtext.php. The manipulation of the argument ttml_url leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.5.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 3f39f2d68d11895929c04f7b49b97a734ae7cd1f. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216862 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
- LOW
- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
- LOW
- NONE
- 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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