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Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

CVE-2024-32489

Severity Medium
Score 5.3/10

Summary

TCPDF prior to 6.7.4 mishandles calls that use HTML syntax, which could result in Cross-Site Scripting.

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  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
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CWE-80 - Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS)

The software receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages.

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Advisory Timeline

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