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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2018-25080
CVE-2018-25080:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MobileDetect 2.8.31, affecting the function initLayoutType. The issue involves a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the session example file that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts (GitHub PR).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the example file sessionexample.php where unescaped PHPSELF usage could lead to XSS attacks. An attacker could exploit this by accessing the URL with a malicious payload, such as http://vulnerablesite.com/vendor/mobiledetect/mobiledetectlib/examples/session_example.php/">alert(42) (GitHub PR).
Impact
Many projects that copy the example files from MobileDetect could become vulnerable to XSS attacks. This could allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in users' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking or other client-side attacks (GitHub PR).
Mitigation and workarounds
The issue was fixed in version 2.8.32 by removing the vulnerable PHP_SELF usage. Users should update to the latest version. Additionally, the project maintainers considered excluding these example files from future releases since they are not relevant to the actual library functionality (GitHub PR, GitHub Release).
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