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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-2066
CVE-2022-2066:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected vulnerability was identified in GitHub repository neorazorx/facturascripts prior to version 2022.06. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2022-2066 and was discovered and reported on June 13, 2022 (CVE Details).
Technical details
The vulnerability was related to insufficient sanitization of username input when displaying user not found messages. The issue was fixed by implementing proper HTML escaping using htmlspecialchars() function for the username parameter before displaying error messages (GitHub Commit).
Impact
The reflected XSS vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers who view the malicious input, potentially leading to session hijacking, credential theft, or other client-side attacks.
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in version 2022.06 of facturascripts by implementing proper HTML escaping of user input using htmlspecialchars() function. Users should upgrade to this version or later to protect against this vulnerability (Huntr Report).
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