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A vulnerability was found in NCBI ToolBox up to 2.0.7. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the file wwwblast.c. The manipulation of the argument -z1
as part of a Argument leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:
An XSS vulnerability exists in wwwblast.c in the 2.0.7 through 2.2.26 legacy versions of the NCBI ToolBox via a crafted -z1 argument.
The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-16718 since 09/08/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
Vendor
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/08/2018 🔍05/02/2019 🔍
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09/12/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-16718 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 05/03/2019 06:45Updated: 09/12/2023 07:11
Changes: 05/03/2019 06:45 (38), 06/05/2020 16:38 (17), 09/12/2023 07:11 (3)
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