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

CVE-2022-4234

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Canteen Management System. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function builtin_echo of the file youthappam/brand.php. The manipulation of the argument brand_name leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-214595.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • 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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