Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE-2020-13947
Summary
An instance of a cross-site scripting vulnerability was identified to be present in the web based administration console on the message.jsp page of Apache ActiveMQ versions 5.15.12 through 5.15.13, and 5.16.0.
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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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Advisory Timeline
- Published