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

CVE-2022-3958

Medium
5.4/10

Summary

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in BlueSpiceUserSidebar extension of BlueSpice allows user with regular account and edit permissions to inject arbitrary HTML into the personal menu navigation of their own and other users. This allows for targeted attacks.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • 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.

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