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

CVE-2024-52000

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

Combodo iTop is a simple, web based IT Service Management tool. Affected versions are subject to a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) exploit by way of editing a request's payload which can lead to malicious javascript execution. This issue has been addressed in version 3.2.0 via systematic escaping of error messages when rendering on the page. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

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  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
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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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published