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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-0763
CVE-2022-0763:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in GitHub repository microweber/microweber prior to version 1.3. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2022-0763 and was discovered on February 25, 2022 (CVE Details).
Technical details
The vulnerability was found in the media directory creation functionality of the Microweber application. The issue stemmed from insufficient input sanitization in the create_media_dir method within the MediaManager.php file. A fix was implemented by adding XSS cleaning functionality through the HTMLClean class to sanitize incoming requests (GitHub Commit).
Impact
The stored XSS vulnerability could allow attackers to inject and execute malicious web scripts or HTML code in the context of other users' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in Microweber version 1.3 and later. The fix involves implementing proper input sanitization using the HTMLClean class to clean incoming requests before processing them (GitHub Commit).
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