Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 BrowseDirs.do Title cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file BrowseDirs.do. The manipulation of the argument Title results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-35727. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to use an alternative in place of the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200. Affected is some unknown processing of the file BrowseDirs.do. The manipulation of the argument title with an unknown input 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:

Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject malicious code into the browser via a specially crafted link to the BrowseDirs.do file via the title parameter. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

The weakness was shared 01/11/2021. The advisory is shared for download at un4gi.io. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-35727. 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.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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12/27/2020 🔍
01/11/2021 +15 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: quest.com

Advisory: un4gi.io
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-35727 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-35727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-167544

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2021 08:49
Updated: 05/04/2025 12:07
Changes: 01/11/2021 08:49 (38), 02/11/2021 00:33 (5), 02/11/2021 00:38 (18), 06/05/2024 10:30 (18), 05/04/2025 12:07 (3)
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