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

CVE-2020-35203

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

Reflected XSS in Web Compliance Manager in Quest Policy Authority version 8.1.2.200 allows attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the initFile.jsp file via the msg parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • 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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