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

CVE-2024-10101

Medium
5.4/10

Summary

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in binary-husky/gpt_academic version 3.83. The vulnerability occurs at the /file endpoint, which renders HTML files. Malicious HTML files containing XSS payloads can be uploaded and stored in the backend, leading to the execution of the payload in the victim's browser when the file is accessed. This can result in the theft of session cookies or other sensitive information.

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  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
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  • 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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