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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-1081
CVE-2023-1081:
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-1081 was discovered in Microweber. The vulnerability was related to insufficient input validation in the XSS cleaning functionality (GitHub Commit).
Technical details
The vulnerability was classified as CWE-79 (Cross-site Scripting). The issue specifically involved the XSS cleaning functionality where the 'onbeforeinput' event handler was not properly sanitized in the XSSClean.php file (NVD Status).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially allow attackers to execute malicious scripts in the context of the affected web application, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive information or manipulation of web content.
Mitigation and workarounds
The issue was addressed through a patch that added 'onbeforeinput' to the list of sanitized event handlers in the XSSClean.php file (GitHub Commit).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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