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

CVE-2022-1819

Low
2.4/10

Summary

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Student Information System 1.0. Affected is admin/?page=students of the Student Roll module. The manipulation with the input <script>alert(1)</script> leads to authenticated cross site scripting. Exploit details have been disclosed to the public.

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