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

CVE-2024-10721

Medium
5.4/10

Summary

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in phpipam/phpipam version 1.5.2. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the application, which can be executed in the context of other users who view the affected page. The issue occurs in the circuits options page (https://demo.phpipam.net/tools/circuits/options/). An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to steal cookies, gain unauthorized access to user accounts, or redirect users to malicious websites. The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.7.0.

  • 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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