Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Allowed

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

Abstraction: Base · Status: Stable

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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

68553 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-MX49-V6WC-9VXF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-11 03:30 – Updated: 2024-06-11 03:30
VLAI
Details

SAP Financial Consolidation allows data to enter a Web application through an untrusted source. These endpoints are exposed over the network and it allows the user to modify the content from the web site. On successful exploitation, an attacker can cause significant impact to confidentiality and integrity of the application.

Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-37177"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-06-11T02:15:09Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "SAP Financial Consolidation allows data to enter\na Web application through an untrusted source. These endpoints are exposed over\nthe network and it allows the user to modify the content from the web site. On\nsuccessful exploitation, an attacker can cause significant impact to\nconfidentiality and integrity of the application.",
  "id": "GHSA-mx49-v6wc-9vxf",
  "modified": "2024-06-11T03:30:58Z",
  "published": "2024-06-11T03:30:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37177"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://me.sap.com/notes/3457592"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.sap.com/en/my-support/knowledge-base/security-notes-news.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MX4Q-XXC9-PF5Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-11 00:13 – Updated: 2026-03-11 20:33
VLAI
Summary
Sylius Vulnerable to Authenticated Stored XSS
Details

Impact

An authenticated stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in multiple places across the shop frontend and admin panel due to unsanitized entity names being rendered as raw HTML.

Shop breadcrumbs (shared/breadcrumbs.html.twig): The breadcrumbs macro uses the Twig |raw filter on label values. Since taxon names, product names, and ancestor names flow directly into these labels, a malicious taxon name like <img src=x onerror=alert('XSS')> is rendered and executed as JavaScript on the storefront.

Admin product taxon picker (ProductTaxonTreeController.js): The rowRenderer method interpolates ${name} directly into a template literal building HTML, allowing script injection through taxon names in the admin panel.

Admin autocomplete fields (Tom Select): Dropdown items and options render entity names as raw HTML without escaping, allowing XSS through any autocomplete field displaying entity names.

An authenticated administrator can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via entity names (e.g. taxon name) that is persistently rendered for all users.

Patches

The issue is fixed in versions: 2.0.16, 2.1.12, 2.2.3 and above.

Workarounds

Override vulnerable templates and JavaScript controllers at the project level.

Step 1 — Override shop breadcrumbs template

templates/bundles/SyliusShopBundle/shared/breadcrumbs.html.twig:

{% macro breadcrumbs(items) %}
    <ol class="breadcrumb" aria-label="breadcrumbs">
        {% for item in items %}
            <li class="breadcrumb-item fw-normal{{ item.active is defined and item.active ? ' active' }}">
                {% if item.path is defined %}
                    <a class="link-reset" href="{{ item.path }}" {{ item.test_attribute is defined ? sylius_test_html_attribute(item.test_attribute) }}>{{ item.label }}</a>
                {% else %}
                    <span class="text-body-tertiary text-break" {{ item.test_attribute is defined ? sylius_test_html_attribute(item.test_attribute) }}>{{ item.label }}</span>
                {% endif %}
            </li>
        {% endfor %}
    </ol>
{% endmacro %}

Step 2 — Override order breadcrumbs template

templates/bundles/SyliusShopBundle/account/order/show/content/breadcrumbs.html.twig:

{% from '@SyliusShop/shared/breadcrumbs.html.twig' import breadcrumbs as breadcrumbs %}

{% set order = hookable_metadata.context.order %}

<div class="col-12">
    {{ breadcrumbs([
        { label: 'sylius.ui.home'|trans, path: path('sylius_shop_homepage')},
        { label: 'sylius.ui.my_account'|trans, path: path('sylius_shop_account_dashboard')},
        { label: 'sylius.ui.order_history'|trans, path: path('sylius_shop_account_order_index')},
        { label: '#'~order.number, active: true, test_attribute: 'order-number' }
    ]) }}
</div>

Step 3 — Override ProductTaxonTreeController.js

Disable the vendor controller in assets/admin/controllers.json:

  "product-taxon-tree": {
-   "enabled": true,
+   "enabled": false,
    "fetch": "lazy"
  },

Create assets/admin/controllers/product_taxon_tree_controller.js — copy the original from vendor/sylius/sylius/src/Sylius/Bundle/AdminBundle/Resources/assets/controllers/ProductTaxonTreeController.js and apply the following change:

+ const escapeHtml = (str) => {
+     const div = document.createElement('div');
+     div.textContent = str;
+     return div.innerHTML;
+ };

  // in rowRenderer:
- <span class="infinite-tree-title">${name}</span>
+ <span class="infinite-tree-title">${escapeHtml(name)}</span>

Register the patched controller in assets/admin/bootstrap.js:

import ProductTaxonTreeController from './controllers/product_taxon_tree_controller';
app.register('sylius--admin-bundle--product-taxon-tree', ProductTaxonTreeController);

Step 4 — Add autocomplete XSS protection

assets/admin/scripts/autocomplete-xss-protection.js:

const escapeHtml = (str) => {
    if (typeof str !== 'string') return str;
    const div = document.createElement('div');
    div.textContent = str;
    return div.innerHTML;
};

document.addEventListener('autocomplete:pre-connect', (event) => {
    const options = event.detail.options;
    if (!options.render) return;

    const labelField = options.labelField || 'text';
    const wrapRenderer = (renderer) => {
        if (!renderer) return renderer;
        return (data, escape) => {
            const escaped = { ...data };
            if (escaped[labelField]) {
                escaped[labelField] = escapeHtml(escaped[labelField]);
            }
            return renderer(escaped, escape);
        };
    };

    if (options.render.item) options.render.item = wrapRenderer(options.render.item);
    if (options.render.option) options.render.option = wrapRenderer(options.render.option);
});

Import in assets/admin/entrypoint.js before bootstrap:

+ import './scripts/autocomplete-xss-protection';
  import './bootstrap.js';

Step 5 — Rebuild assets

yarn encore dev  # or: yarn encore production

Reporters

We would like to extend our gratitude to the following individuals for their detailed reporting and responsible disclosure of this vulnerability: - Djibril Mounkoro (@whiteov3rflow) - Bartłomiej Nowiński (@bnBart)

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 2.0.15"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "sylius/sylius"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.0.16"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 2.1.11"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "sylius/sylius"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.1.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.1.12"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 2.2.2"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "sylius/sylius"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.2.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.2.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-31823"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-03-11T00:13:20Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-03-10T22:16:19Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nAn authenticated stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in multiple places across the shop frontend and admin panel due to unsanitized entity names being rendered as raw HTML.\n\n**Shop breadcrumbs** (`shared/breadcrumbs.html.twig`): The `breadcrumbs` macro uses the Twig `|raw` filter on label values. Since taxon names, product names, and ancestor names flow directly into these labels, a malicious taxon name like `\u003cimg src=x onerror=alert(\u0027XSS\u0027)\u003e` is rendered and executed as JavaScript on the storefront.\n\n**Admin product taxon picker** (`ProductTaxonTreeController.js`): The `rowRenderer` method interpolates `${name}` directly into a template literal building HTML, allowing script injection through taxon names in the admin panel.\n\n**Admin autocomplete fields** (Tom Select): Dropdown items and options render entity names as raw HTML without escaping, allowing XSS through any autocomplete field displaying entity names.\n\nAn **authenticated administrator** can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript via entity names (e.g. taxon name) that is persistently rendered for all users.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe issue is fixed in versions: 2.0.16, 2.1.12, 2.2.3 and above.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nOverride vulnerable templates and JavaScript controllers at the project level.\n\n---\n\n#### Step 1 \u2014 Override shop breadcrumbs template\n\n`templates/bundles/SyliusShopBundle/shared/breadcrumbs.html.twig`:\n\n```twig\n{% macro breadcrumbs(items) %}\n    \u003col class=\"breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\"\u003e\n        {% for item in items %}\n            \u003cli class=\"breadcrumb-item fw-normal{{ item.active is defined and item.active ? \u0027 active\u0027 }}\"\u003e\n                {% if item.path is defined %}\n                    \u003ca class=\"link-reset\" href=\"{{ item.path }}\" {{ item.test_attribute is defined ? sylius_test_html_attribute(item.test_attribute) }}\u003e{{ item.label }}\u003c/a\u003e\n                {% else %}\n                    \u003cspan class=\"text-body-tertiary text-break\" {{ item.test_attribute is defined ? sylius_test_html_attribute(item.test_attribute) }}\u003e{{ item.label }}\u003c/span\u003e\n                {% endif %}\n            \u003c/li\u003e\n        {% endfor %}\n    \u003c/ol\u003e\n{% endmacro %}\n```\n\n#### Step 2 \u2014 Override order breadcrumbs template\n\n`templates/bundles/SyliusShopBundle/account/order/show/content/breadcrumbs.html.twig`:\n\n```twig\n{% from \u0027@SyliusShop/shared/breadcrumbs.html.twig\u0027 import breadcrumbs as breadcrumbs %}\n\n{% set order = hookable_metadata.context.order %}\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12\"\u003e\n    {{ breadcrumbs([\n        { label: \u0027sylius.ui.home\u0027|trans, path: path(\u0027sylius_shop_homepage\u0027)},\n        { label: \u0027sylius.ui.my_account\u0027|trans, path: path(\u0027sylius_shop_account_dashboard\u0027)},\n        { label: \u0027sylius.ui.order_history\u0027|trans, path: path(\u0027sylius_shop_account_order_index\u0027)},\n        { label: \u0027#\u0027~order.number, active: true, test_attribute: \u0027order-number\u0027 }\n    ]) }}\n\u003c/div\u003e\n```\n\n#### Step 3 \u2014 Override ProductTaxonTreeController.js\n\nDisable the vendor controller in `assets/admin/controllers.json`:\n\n```diff\n  \"product-taxon-tree\": {\n-   \"enabled\": true,\n+   \"enabled\": false,\n    \"fetch\": \"lazy\"\n  },\n```\n\nCreate `assets/admin/controllers/product_taxon_tree_controller.js` \u2014 copy the original from `vendor/sylius/sylius/src/Sylius/Bundle/AdminBundle/Resources/assets/controllers/ProductTaxonTreeController.js` and apply the following change:\n\n```diff\n+ const escapeHtml = (str) =\u003e {\n+     const div = document.createElement(\u0027div\u0027);\n+     div.textContent = str;\n+     return div.innerHTML;\n+ };\n\n  // in rowRenderer:\n- \u003cspan class=\"infinite-tree-title\"\u003e${name}\u003c/span\u003e\n+ \u003cspan class=\"infinite-tree-title\"\u003e${escapeHtml(name)}\u003c/span\u003e\n```\n\nRegister the patched controller in `assets/admin/bootstrap.js`:\n\n```js\nimport ProductTaxonTreeController from \u0027./controllers/product_taxon_tree_controller\u0027;\napp.register(\u0027sylius--admin-bundle--product-taxon-tree\u0027, ProductTaxonTreeController);\n```\n\n#### Step 4 \u2014 Add autocomplete XSS protection\n\n`assets/admin/scripts/autocomplete-xss-protection.js`:\n\n```js\nconst escapeHtml = (str) =\u003e {\n    if (typeof str !== \u0027string\u0027) return str;\n    const div = document.createElement(\u0027div\u0027);\n    div.textContent = str;\n    return div.innerHTML;\n};\n\ndocument.addEventListener(\u0027autocomplete:pre-connect\u0027, (event) =\u003e {\n    const options = event.detail.options;\n    if (!options.render) return;\n\n    const labelField = options.labelField || \u0027text\u0027;\n    const wrapRenderer = (renderer) =\u003e {\n        if (!renderer) return renderer;\n        return (data, escape) =\u003e {\n            const escaped = { ...data };\n            if (escaped[labelField]) {\n                escaped[labelField] = escapeHtml(escaped[labelField]);\n            }\n            return renderer(escaped, escape);\n        };\n    };\n\n    if (options.render.item) options.render.item = wrapRenderer(options.render.item);\n    if (options.render.option) options.render.option = wrapRenderer(options.render.option);\n});\n```\n\nImport in `assets/admin/entrypoint.js` **before** bootstrap:\n\n```diff\n+ import \u0027./scripts/autocomplete-xss-protection\u0027;\n  import \u0027./bootstrap.js\u0027;\n```\n\n#### Step 5 \u2014 Rebuild assets\n\n```bash\nyarn encore dev  # or: yarn encore production\n```\n\n### Reporters\n\nWe would like to extend our gratitude to the following individuals for their detailed reporting and responsible disclosure of this vulnerability:\n- Djibril Mounkoro (@whiteov3rflow)\n- Bart\u0142omiej Nowi\u0144ski (@bnBart)\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n- Open an issue in [Sylius issues](https://github.com/Sylius/Sylius/issues?q=sort%3Aupdated-desc+is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen)\n- Email us at [security@sylius.com](mailto:security@sylius.com)",
  "id": "GHSA-mx4q-xxc9-pf5q",
  "modified": "2026-03-11T20:33:00Z",
  "published": "2026-03-11T00:13:20Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/Sylius/Sylius/security/advisories/GHSA-mx4q-xxc9-pf5q"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31823"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/Sylius/Sylius"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Sylius Vulnerable to Authenticated Stored XSS"
}

GHSA-MX57-8CW3-W58X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-31 15:30 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:34
VLAI
Details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WeblineIndia Welcome Popup allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Welcome Popup: from n/a through 1.0.10.

Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-31605"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-31T13:15:54Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (\u0027Cross-site Scripting\u0027) vulnerability in WeblineIndia Welcome Popup allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Welcome Popup: from n/a through 1.0.10.",
  "id": "GHSA-mx57-8cw3-w58x",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:34:17Z",
  "published": "2025-03-31T15:30:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31605"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/welcome-popup/vulnerability/wordpress-welcome-popup-plugin-1-0-10-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MX59-6F7X-F5F2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-09 00:32 – Updated: 2026-04-09 00:32
VLAI
Details

A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Sonatype Nexus Repository versions 3.0.0 through 3.90.2 that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser through a specially crafted URL. Exploitation requires user interaction.

Severity
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-3438"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-08T23:16:59Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Sonatype Nexus Repository versions 3.0.0 through 3.90.2 that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim\u0027s browser through a specially crafted URL. Exploitation requires user interaction.",
  "id": "GHSA-mx59-6f7x-f5f2",
  "modified": "2026-04-09T00:32:01Z",
  "published": "2026-04-09T00:32:01Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3438"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://help.sonatype.com/en/sonatype-nexus-repository-3-91-0-release-notes.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.sonatype.com/hc/en-us/articles/50609137161363"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MX5C-GQHR-8R8J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:13 – Updated: 2022-05-24 19:13
VLAI
Details

The WPFront Notification Bar WordPress plugin before 2.1.0.08087 does not properly sanitise and escape its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-24601"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-09-06T11:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The WPFront Notification Bar WordPress plugin before 2.1.0.08087 does not properly sanitise and escape its settings, which could allow high privilege users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.",
  "id": "GHSA-mx5c-gqhr-8r8j",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T19:13:04Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T19:13:04Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24601"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bb437706-a918-4d66-b027-b083ab486074"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-MX5G-3VXH-RGM8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:13 – Updated: 2024-01-17 18:37
VLAI
Summary
Moodle vulnerable to XSS via bundled spikephpcoverage library
Details

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Spike PHPCoverage (aka spikephpcoverage) library, as used in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "moodle/moodle"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "2.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.0.2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2011-4280"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-01-17T18:37:04Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2012-07-16T10:28:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Spike PHPCoverage (aka spikephpcoverage) library, as used in Moodle 2.0.x before 2.0.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.",
  "id": "GHSA-mx5g-3vxh-rgm8",
  "modified": "2024-01-17T18:37:04Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:13:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4280"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/moodle/moodle/commit/bd654f0ced8af925c27b7c94321f0c299b50b38e"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/moodle/moodle"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=bd654f0ced8af925c27b7c94321f0c299b50b38e"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=170005"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/14/1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [],
  "summary": "Moodle vulnerable to XSS via bundled spikephpcoverage library"
}

GHSA-MX5P-M7GP-H79C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-09 21:30 – Updated: 2025-09-10 15:31
VLAI
Details

Halo v2.20.17 and before is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in /halo_host/archives/{name}.

Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-44595"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-09T21:15:36Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Halo v2.20.17 and before is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in /halo_host/archives/{name}.",
  "id": "GHSA-mx5p-m7gp-h79c",
  "modified": "2025-09-10T15:31:16Z",
  "published": "2025-09-09T21:30:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-44595"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://meadow-horn-b94.notion.site/halo-xss-11842bd5b118808ba6f2c199a65bb42d"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MX5Q-46H2-QQFW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-16 18:31 – Updated: 2024-08-30 21:31
VLAI
Details

The Hubbub Lite (formerly Grow Social) WordPress plugin before 1.32.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-7154"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-01-16T16:15:14Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The Hubbub Lite (formerly Grow Social) WordPress plugin before 1.32.0 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)",
  "id": "GHSA-mx5q-46h2-qqfw",
  "modified": "2024-08-30T21:31:39Z",
  "published": "2024-01-16T18:31:10Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7154"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0ed423dd-4a38-45e0-8645-3f4215a3f15c"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MX5Q-C52X-GHJQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-01 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:34
VLAI
Details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mashi Simple Map No Api allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Simple Map No Api: from n/a through 1.9.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-31890"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-04-01T15:16:32Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (\u0027Cross-site Scripting\u0027) vulnerability in Mashi Simple Map No Api allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Simple Map No Api: from n/a through 1.9.",
  "id": "GHSA-mx5q-c52x-ghjq",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:34:25Z",
  "published": "2025-04-01T15:31:45Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31890"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/simple-map-no-api/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-map-no-api-plugin-1-9-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-MX63-53W3-P55H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-01 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-01 18:34
VLAI
Details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wpszaki Lightweight and Responsive Youtube Embed allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Lightweight and Responsive Youtube Embed: from n/a through 1.0.0.

Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-31743"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-04-01T15:16:10Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (\u0027Cross-site Scripting\u0027) vulnerability in wpszaki Lightweight and Responsive Youtube Embed allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Lightweight and Responsive Youtube Embed: from n/a through 1.0.0.",
  "id": "GHSA-mx63-53w3-p55h",
  "modified": "2026-04-01T18:34:19Z",
  "published": "2025-04-01T15:31:37Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31743"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/lightweight-and-responsive-youtube-embed/vulnerability/wordpress-lightweight-and-responsive-youtube-embed-plugin-1-0-0-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}
Mitigation MIT-4
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Libraries or Frameworks

  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid [REF-1482].
  • Examples of libraries and frameworks that make it easier to generate properly encoded output include Microsoft's Anti-XSS library, the OWASP ESAPI Encoding module, and Apache Wicket.
Mitigation
Implementation Architecture and Design
  • Understand the context in which your data will be used and the encoding that will be expected. This is especially important when transmitting data between different components, or when generating outputs that can contain multiple encodings at the same time, such as web pages or multi-part mail messages. Study all expected communication protocols and data representations to determine the required encoding strategies.
  • For any data that will be output to another web page, especially any data that was received from external inputs, use the appropriate encoding on all non-alphanumeric characters.
  • Parts of the same output document may require different encodings, which will vary depending on whether the output is in the:
  • etc. Note that HTML Entity Encoding is only appropriate for the HTML body.
  • Consult the XSS Prevention Cheat Sheet [REF-724] for more details on the types of encoding and escaping that are needed.
  • HTML body
  • Element attributes (such as src="XYZ")
  • URIs
  • JavaScript sections
  • Cascading Style Sheets and style property
Mitigation MIT-6
Architecture and Design Implementation

Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction

Understand all the potential areas where untrusted inputs can enter your software: parameters or arguments, cookies, anything read from the network, environment variables, reverse DNS lookups, query results, request headers, URL components, e-mail, files, filenames, databases, and any external systems that provide data to the application. Remember that such inputs may be obtained indirectly through API calls.

Mitigation MIT-15
Architecture and Design

For any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.

Mitigation MIT-27
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Parameterization

If available, use structured mechanisms that automatically enforce the separation between data and code. These mechanisms may be able to provide the relevant quoting, encoding, and validation automatically, instead of relying on the developer to provide this capability at every point where output is generated.

Mitigation MIT-30.1
Implementation

Strategy: Output Encoding

  • Use and specify an output encoding that can be handled by the downstream component that is reading the output. Common encodings include ISO-8859-1, UTF-7, and UTF-8. When an encoding is not specified, a downstream component may choose a different encoding, either by assuming a default encoding or automatically inferring which encoding is being used, which can be erroneous. When the encodings are inconsistent, the downstream component might treat some character or byte sequences as special, even if they are not special in the original encoding. Attackers might then be able to exploit this discrepancy and conduct injection attacks; they even might be able to bypass protection mechanisms that assume the original encoding is also being used by the downstream component.
  • The problem of inconsistent output encodings often arises in web pages. If an encoding is not specified in an HTTP header, web browsers often guess about which encoding is being used. This can open up the browser to subtle XSS attacks.
Mitigation MIT-43
Implementation

With Struts, write all data from form beans with the bean's filter attribute set to true.

Mitigation MIT-31
Implementation

Strategy: Attack Surface Reduction

To help mitigate XSS attacks against the user's session cookie, set the session cookie to be HttpOnly. In browsers that support the HttpOnly feature (such as more recent versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox), this attribute can prevent the user's session cookie from being accessible to malicious client-side scripts that use document.cookie. This is not a complete solution, since HttpOnly is not supported by all browsers. More importantly, XmlHttpRequest and other powerful browser technologies provide read access to HTTP headers, including the Set-Cookie header in which the HttpOnly flag is set.

Mitigation MIT-5
Implementation

Strategy: Input Validation

  • Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
  • When performing input validation, consider all potentially relevant properties, including length, type of input, the full range of acceptable values, missing or extra inputs, syntax, consistency across related fields, and conformance to business rules. As an example of business rule logic, "boat" may be syntactically valid because it only contains alphanumeric characters, but it is not valid if the input is only expected to contain colors such as "red" or "blue."
  • Do not rely exclusively on looking for malicious or malformed inputs. This is likely to miss at least one undesirable input, especially if the code's environment changes. This can give attackers enough room to bypass the intended validation. However, denylists can be useful for detecting potential attacks or determining which inputs are so malformed that they should be rejected outright.
  • When dynamically constructing web pages, use stringent allowlists that limit the character set based on the expected value of the parameter in the request. All input should be validated and cleansed, not just parameters that the user is supposed to specify, but all data in the request, including hidden fields, cookies, headers, the URL itself, and so forth. A common mistake that leads to continuing XSS vulnerabilities is to validate only fields that are expected to be redisplayed by the site. It is common to see data from the request that is reflected by the application server or the application that the development team did not anticipate. Also, a field that is not currently reflected may be used by a future developer. Therefore, validating ALL parts of the HTTP request is recommended.
  • Note that proper output encoding, escaping, and quoting is the most effective solution for preventing XSS, although input validation may provide some defense-in-depth. This is because it effectively limits what will appear in output. Input validation will not always prevent XSS, especially if you are required to support free-form text fields that could contain arbitrary characters. For example, in a chat application, the heart emoticon ("<3") would likely pass the validation step, since it is commonly used. However, it cannot be directly inserted into the web page because it contains the "<" character, which would need to be escaped or otherwise handled. In this case, stripping the "<" might reduce the risk of XSS, but it would produce incorrect behavior because the emoticon would not be recorded. This might seem to be a minor inconvenience, but it would be more important in a mathematical forum that wants to represent inequalities.
  • Even if you make a mistake in your validation (such as forgetting one out of 100 input fields), appropriate encoding is still likely to protect you from injection-based attacks. As long as it is not done in isolation, input validation is still a useful technique, since it may significantly reduce your attack surface, allow you to detect some attacks, and provide other security benefits that proper encoding does not address.
  • Ensure that you perform input validation at well-defined interfaces within the application. This will help protect the application even if a component is reused or moved elsewhere.
Mitigation MIT-21
Architecture and Design

Strategy: Enforcement by Conversion

When the set of acceptable objects, such as filenames or URLs, is limited or known, create a mapping from a set of fixed input values (such as numeric IDs) to the actual filenames or URLs, and reject all other inputs.

Mitigation MIT-29
Operation

Strategy: Firewall

Use an application firewall that can detect attacks against this weakness. It can be beneficial in cases in which the code cannot be fixed (because it is controlled by a third party), as an emergency prevention measure while more comprehensive software assurance measures are applied, or to provide defense in depth [REF-1481].

Mitigation MIT-16
Operation Implementation

Strategy: Environment Hardening

When using PHP, configure the application so that it does not use register_globals. During implementation, develop the application so that it does not rely on this feature, but be wary of implementing a register_globals emulation that is subject to weaknesses such as CWE-95, CWE-621, and similar issues.

CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch

An adversary creates a file with scripting content but where the specified MIME type of the file is such that scripting is not expected. The adversary tricks the victim into accessing a URL that responds with the script file. Some browsers will detect that the specified MIME type of the file does not match the actual type of its content and will automatically switch to using an interpreter for the real content type. If the browser does not invoke script filters before doing this, the adversary's script may run on the target unsanitized, possibly revealing the victim's cookies or executing arbitrary script in their browser.

CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS

This type of attack is a form of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) where a malicious script is inserted into the client-side HTML being parsed by a web browser. Content served by a vulnerable web application includes script code used to manipulate the Document Object Model (DOM). This script code either does not properly validate input, or does not perform proper output encoding, thus creating an opportunity for an adversary to inject a malicious script launch a XSS attack. A key distinction between other XSS attacks and DOM-based attacks is that in other XSS attacks, the malicious script runs when the vulnerable web page is initially loaded, while a DOM-based attack executes sometime after the page loads. Another distinction of DOM-based attacks is that in some cases, the malicious script is never sent to the vulnerable web server at all. An attack like this is guaranteed to bypass any server-side filtering attempts to protect users.

CAPEC-591: Reflected XSS

This type of attack is a form of Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) where a malicious script is "reflected" off a vulnerable web application and then executed by a victim's browser. The process starts with an adversary delivering a malicious script to a victim and convincing the victim to send the script to the vulnerable web application.

CAPEC-592: Stored XSS

An adversary utilizes a form of Cross-site Scripting (XSS) where a malicious script is persistently "stored" within the data storage of a vulnerable web application as valid input.

CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

An adversary embeds malicious scripts in content that will be served to web browsers. The goal of the attack is for the target software, the client-side browser, to execute the script with the users' privilege level. An attack of this type exploits a programs' vulnerabilities that are brought on by allowing remote hosts to execute code and scripts. Web browsers, for example, have some simple security controls in place, but if a remote attacker is allowed to execute scripts (through injecting them in to user-generated content like bulletin boards) then these controls may be bypassed. Further, these attacks are very difficult for an end user to detect.

CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting

This attack utilizes the frequent client-server roundtrips in Ajax conversation to scan a system. While Ajax does not open up new vulnerabilities per se, it does optimize them from an attacker point of view. A common first step for an attacker is to footprint the target environment to understand what attacks will work. Since footprinting relies on enumeration, the conversational pattern of rapid, multiple requests and responses that are typical in Ajax applications enable an attacker to look for many vulnerabilities, well-known ports, network locations and so on. The knowledge gained through Ajax fingerprinting can be used to support other attacks, such as XSS.

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