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Veracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:41223

HistoryJul 12, 2023 - 9:18 a.m.

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

2023-07-1209:18:39

Veracode Vulnerability Database

sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com

cross-site scripting

github

vulnerable

javascript

payload

announcements

settings

front end

library

CVSS3

5.4

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.003

Percentile

71.8%

JSON

github.com/mlogclub/bbs-go is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. The library does not properly escape the special characters before it output to the front end, allowing an attacker to inject and execute malicious javascript on victim’s browser via a crafted payload to the announcements parameter in the settings function.

References

bbs-go.com

github.com/mlogclub/bbs-go

github.com/mlogclub/bbs-go/blob/v3.5.5/server/controllers/render/misc_render.go#L26

github.com/mlogclub/bbs-go/issues/208