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

CVE-2020-35853

Medium
4.8/10

Summary

4images Image Gallery Management System 1.7.11 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Image URL. This vulnerability can result in an attacker to inject the XSS payload into the IMAGE URL. Each time a user visits that URL, the XSS triggers and the attacker can be able to steal the cookie according to the crafted payload.

  • 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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