CVE-2024-42515

{"id": "CVE-2024-42515", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "cvssData": {"scope": "CHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 9.9, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "LOW"}, "impactScore": 5.3, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9}]}, "published": "2024-10-31T19:15:12.983", "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/PebbleRoad/glossarizer", "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "https://herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/usd-2024-0011/", "source": "cve@mitre.org"}, {"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/glossarizer", "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Glossarizer through 1.5.2 improperly tries to convert text into HTML. Even though the application itself escapes special characters (e.g., <>), the underlying library converts these encoded characters into legitimate HTML, thereby possibly causing stored XSS. Attackers can append a XSS payload to a word that has a corresponding glossary entry."}], "lastModified": "2024-11-01T16:35:25.690", "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"}