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

CVE-2022-45179

Medium
5.4/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in LIVEBOX Collaboration vDesk through v031. A basic XSS vulnerability exists under the /api/v1/vdeskintegration/todo/createorupdate endpoint via the title parameter and /dashboard/reminders. A remote user (authenticated to the product) can store arbitrary HTML code in the reminder section title in order to corrupt the web page (for example, by creating phishing sections to exfiltrate victims' 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.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published