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

CVE-2023-28447

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

Smarty is a template engine for PHP. In affected versions, smarty did not properly escape the javascript code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of the user's browser session. This may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive user data, manipulation of the web application's behavior, or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the user. This issue affects versions through 3.1.47, and 4.0.0-rc.0 through 4.3.0.

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  • 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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