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

CVE-2024-56364

Medium
5.4/10

Summary

SimpleXLSX is software for parsing and retrieving data from Excel XLSx files. In affected versions, when calling the extended "toHTMLEx" method, it is possible to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. This issue affects shuchkin/simplexlsx versions 1.0.10 through 1.1.12.

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  • 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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