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

CVE-2019-8228

Medium
4.8/10

Summary

in Magento prior to 1.9.4.3 and Magento prior to 1.14.4.3, an authenticated user with limited administrative privileges can inject arbitrary JavaScript code into transactional email page when creating a new email template or editing existing email template.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • HIGH
  • 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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  • Published