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

CVE-2022-39020

Severity High
Score 7.6/10

Summary

Multiple instances of XSS (stored and reflected) was found in the application. For example, features such as student assessment submission, file upload, news, ePortfolio and calendar event creation were found to be vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

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

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

  • Published