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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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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1DescriptionNVD
A vulnerability was found in HotCRP. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is d4ffdb0ef806453c54ddca7fdda3e5c60356285c. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216998 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
AnalysisAI
A vulnerability was found in HotCRP. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
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. A vulnerability was found in HotCRP. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is d4ffdb0ef806453c54ddca7fdda3e5c60356285c. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-216998 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. Affected products include: Hotcrp.
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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