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CVE-2024-42515: Glossarizer Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

October 31, 2024 (updated November 1, 2024)

Glossarizer through 1.5.2 improperly tries to convert text into HTML. Even though the application itself escapes special characters (e.g., <>), the underlying library converts these encoded characters into legitimate HTML, thereby possibly causing stored XSS. Attackers can append a XSS payload to a word that has a corresponding glossary entry.

References

  • github.com/PebbleRoad/glossarizer
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hhhv-ggjx-q9j2
  • herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/usd-2024-0011
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42515
  • www.npmjs.com/package/glossarizer

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions up to 1.5.2

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 9.9 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

npm/glossarizer/CVE-2024-42515.yml

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