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

CVE-2024-8783

Medium
5.3/10

Summary

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenTibiaBR MyAAC up to 0.8.16. Affected is an unknown function of the file system/pages/forum/new_post.php of the component Post Reply Handler. The manipulation of the argument post_topic leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as bf6ae3df0d32fa22552bb44ca4f8489a6e78cc1c. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • LOW
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • 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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