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

CVE-2022-0208

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

The MapPress Maps for WordPress plugin before 2.73.4 does not sanitise and escape the mapid parameter before outputting it back in the "Bad mapid" error message, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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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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