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

CVE-2022-32171

Severity Medium
Score 5.4/10

Summary

In Zinc, versions v0.1.9 through v0.3.1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting when using the delete user functionality. When an authenticated user deletes a user having a XSS payload in the user id field, the javascript payload will be executed and allow an attacker to access the user’s credentials.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • LOW
  • 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.

Advisory Timeline

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