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

CVE-2021-37391

Severity Medium
Score 5.4/10

Summary

A user without privileges in Chamilo LMS 1.11.14 can send an invitation message to another user, e.g., the administrator, through main/social/search.php, main/inc/lib/social.lib.php and steal cookies or execute arbitrary code on the administration side via a stored XSS vulnerability via social network the send invitation feature.

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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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