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

CVE-2024-25697

Medium
5.4/10

Summary

There is a Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in Portal for ArcGIS in versions 11.1 and below that may allow a remote, authenticated attacker to create a crafted link which when opening an authenticated users bio page will render an image in the victims browser.  The privileges required to execute this attack are low.

  • 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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