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Assist Plugin CVE-2016-4875

MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2017-04-14 vultures@jpcert.or.jp
6.1
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Apr 14, 2017 - 18:59 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the IVYWE (1) Assist plugin before 1.1.2.test20160906, (2) dataBox plugin before 0.0.0.20160906, and (3) userBox plugin before 0.0.0.20160906 for Geeklog allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

AnalysisAI

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the IVYWE (1) Assist plugin before 1.1.2.test20160906, (2) dataBox plugin before 0.0.0.20160906, and (3) userBox plugin before 0.0.0.20160906. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the IVYWE (1) Assist plugin before 1.1.2.test20160906, (2) dataBox plugin before 0.0.0.20160906, and (3) userBox plugin before 0.0.0.20160906 for Geeklog allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Assist Project Assist Plugin, Databox Project Databox Plugin, Userbox Project Userbox Plugin. Version information: before 1.1.2..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.

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