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

CVE-2019-8120

Severity Medium
Score 5.4/10

Summary

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Magento 2.2 prior to 2.2.10, Magento 2.3 prior to 2.3.3. An authenticated user can inject arbitrary Javascript code by manipulating section of a POST request related to customer's email address.

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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.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published