CVE-2022-32171: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

October 6, 2022 (updated November 7, 2023)

In Zinc, versions v0.1.9 through v0.3.1 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting when using the delete user functionality. When an authenticated user deletes a user having a XSS payload in the user id field, the javascript payload will be executed and allow an attacker to access the user’s credentials.

References

github.com/zinclabs/zinc/commit/3376c248bade163430f9347742428f0a82cd322d
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32171
www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2022-32171

Code Behaviors & Features

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