Vulnerability identifier: #VU69646

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1243

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
URI.js
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Medialize

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 pass specially crafted input to the application 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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

URI.js: 1.0.0 - 1.19.10

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External links
http://huntr.dev/bounties/8c5afc47-1553-4eba-a98e-024e4cc3dfb7
http://github.com/medialize/uri.js/commit/b0c9796aa1a95a85f40924fb18b1e5da3dc8ffae

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.