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Cross-site scripting in recommender-xblock

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Aug 21, 2019 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 1, 2023

Package

pip recommender-xblock (pip)

Affected versions

< 1.3.1

Patched versions

1.3.1

Description

Recommender before 1.3.1 allows XSS. It is possible for a learner to craft a fake resource to recommender, that includes script which could possibly steal credentials from staff if they are lured into viewing the recommended resource.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Aug 9, 2019
Reviewed Aug 21, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Aug 21, 2019
Last updated Sep 1, 2023

Severity

Moderate
6.1
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2018-20858

GHSA ID

GHSA-3j5x-7ccf-ppgm

Source code

No known source code
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