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

CVE-2020-14444

Medium
5.4/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in WSO2 Identity Server prior to 5.16.72 and WSO2 IS as Key Manager prior to 5.16.72. A potential Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the Management Console Policy Administration user interface.

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  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
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  • 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