CVE-2017-8298: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

May 17, 2022 (updated January 10, 2024)

cnvs.io Canvas 3.3.0 has XSS in the title and content fields of a “Posts > Add New” action, and during creation of new tags and users.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-3657-q433-mmpx
github.com/cnvs/canvas/issues/331
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8298

Code Behaviors & Features

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