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

CVE-2024-31414

Medium
6.7/10

Summary

The Eaton Foreseer software provides users the capability to customize the dashboard in WebView pages. However, the input fields for this feature in the Eaton Foreseer software lacked proper input sanitization on the server-side, which could lead to injection and execution of malicious scripts when abused by bad actors.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

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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