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

CVE-2025-57543

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

Cross Site scripting vulnerability (XSS) in NetBox 4.3.5 "comment" field on object forms. An attacker can inject arbitrary HTML, which will be rendered in the web UI when viewed by other users. This could potentially lead to user interface redress attacks or be escalated to XSS in certain contexts.

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  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published