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

CVE-2021-38704

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

Multiple reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ClinicCases 7.3.3 allow unauthenticated attackers to introduce arbitrary JavaScript by crafting a malicious URL. This can result in account takeover via session token theft.

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  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
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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

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