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

CVE-2024-7300

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Bolt CMS. It affects an unknown function of the file "/bolt/editcontent/showcases" in the Showcase Creation Handler component. Manipulating the "textarea" argument leads to cross-site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely, and the exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be used. Note: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. The vendor was contacted early and confirmed that the affected release tree is end-of-life.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
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  • 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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