lazysizes up to 5.2.0 video-embed Plugin Attribute cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in lazysizes up to 5.2.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component video-embed Plugin. Such manipulation of the argument data-vimeo/data-vimeoparams/data-youtube/data-ytparams as part of Attribute leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-7642. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in lazysizes up to 5.2.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component video-embed Plugin. The manipulation of the argument data-vimeo/data-vimeoparams/data-youtube/data-ytparams as part of a Attribute leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

lazysizes through 5.2.0 allows execution of malicious JavaScript. The following attributes are not sanitized by the video-embed plugin: data-vimeo, data-vimeoparams, data-youtube and data-ytparams which can be abused to inject malicious JavaScript.

The weakness was presented 04/22/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-7642 since 01/21/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/21/2020 🔍
04/22/2020 +92 days 🔍
04/23/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/06/2025 +1839 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 3720ab8262552d4e063a38d8492f9490a231fd48
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-7642 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7642
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-154268

Entryinfo

Created: 04/23/2020 11:47
Updated: 05/06/2025 13:31
Changes: 04/23/2020 11:47 (36), 04/23/2020 11:52 (17), 06/02/2024 08:26 (19), 05/06/2025 13:31 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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