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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-2925
CVE-2022-2925:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in the GitHub repository appwrite/appwrite versions prior to 1.0.0-RC1. The vulnerability was discovered and recorded on August 22, 2022 (CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability was related to improper handling of user input in the code.js file. The issue stemmed from using innerHTML instead of textContent for rendering user input, which could allow execution of malicious scripts. This was fixed by changing the code to use textContent instead of innerHTML for safer content rendering (GitHub Commit).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the context of other users' browsers, leading to potential theft of sensitive information or session hijacking.
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in version 1.0.0-RC1 of appwrite. The fix involved changing the code.innerHTML to code.textContent to prevent XSS attacks (GitHub Commit).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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