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DOM-Based cross-site scripting (XSS)

Description

The web application generates dynamic web content from the client side without validating the origin of the potentially malicious data.

Impact

Generate web pages that could contain malicious scripts injected into untrusted data.

Recommendation

Perform server-side and client-side input data validation to avoid the most common script injection attacks.

Threat

Unauthorized attacker from the Internet.

Expected Remediation Time

⌚ minutes.

Score

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base

  • Attack vector: N
  • Attack complexity: L
  • Privileges required: N
  • User interaction: R
  • Scope: C
  • Confidentiality: L
  • Integrity: L
  • Availability: N

Temporal

  • Exploit code madurity: X
  • Remediation level: X
  • Report confidence: X

Result

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
  • Score:
    • Base: 6.1
    • Temporal: 6.1
  • Severity:
    • Base: Medium
    • Temporal: Medium

Requirements

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