A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in NREL api-umbrella-web 0.7.1 (Automation Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Flash Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The software 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity.

The weakness was published 02/02/2023 as bcc0e922c61d30367678c8f17a435950969315cd. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-10072. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 0.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch bcc0e922c61d30367678c8f17a435950969315cd is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. The advisory contains the following remark:

A follow-up to XSS issues first identified in f53a9fb87e10c457f0f3dd4f2af24d3b2f21b3ca. I've gone through the rest of the admin, and I believe this covers everything.

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• api-umbrella-web

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