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

CVE-2020-19883

Severity Medium
Score 4.8/10

Summary

DBHcms v1.2.0 has a stored xss vulnerability as there is no security filter in dbhcms\mod\mod.users.view.php line 57 for user_login, A remote authenticated with admin user can exploit this vulnerability to hijack other users.

  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published