Cross-site scripting in Cybersecurity Api - #VU46542

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Cross-site scripting in Cybersecurity Api - #VU46542

Published: September 9, 2020 / Updated: September 27, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU46542
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0:
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cybersecurity Api
Software vendor:
CybersecurityHelp

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


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