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Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

CVE-2020-8966

Medium
6.5/10

Summary

There is an Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in php webpages of Tiki-Wiki Groupware. Tiki-Wiki CMS all versions through 20.0 allows malicious users to cause the injection of malicious code fragments (scripts) into a legitimate web page.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • NONE

CWE-80 - Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

The software receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published