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

CVE-2021-43696

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

twmap v2.91_v4.33 is affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. In file list.php, the exit function will terminate the script and print the message to the user. The message will contain $_REQUEST then there is a XSS vulnerability.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • 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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