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CVE-2021-28079: 
Homebrew vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Jamovi version 1.6.18 and earlier was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the column-name field within the ElectronJS Framework. The vulnerability was disclosed on April 26, 2021, and assigned identifier CVE-2021-28079 (NVD, MITRE).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the column-name functionality of Jamovi's ElectronJS Framework implementation. An attacker can craft a malicious .omv (Jamovi) document containing an XSS payload. When the victim opens this document, the payload is executed in the context of the ElectronJS Framework (GitHub POC). The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating medium severity.

Impact

When successfully exploited, the vulnerability allows code execution under the privileges of the user who opens the malicious .omv document. This could lead to unauthorized access to user data and potential execution of arbitrary code within the user's context (GitHub POC).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been addressed by the developer with an updated version release. Users are advised to upgrade their Jamovi installation to a version newer than 1.6.18 (GitHub POC).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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