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

CVE-2020-26713

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

REDCap 10.3.4 contains a XSS vulnerability in the ToDoList function with parameter sort. The information submitted by the user is immediately returned in the response and not escaped leading to the reflected XSS vulnerability. Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities to steal login session information or borrow user rights to perform unauthorized acts.

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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.

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