Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE-2020-35727
Summary
Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the BrowseDirs.do file via the title parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer
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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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Advisory Timeline
- Published