Description
Glossarizer through 1.5.2 improperly tries to convert text into HTML. Even though the application itself escapes special characters (e.g., <>), the underlying library converts these encoded characters into legitimate HTML, thereby possibly causing stored XSS. Attackers can append a XSS payload to a word that has a corresponding glossary entry.
Published: 2024-10-31
Score: 9.9 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hhhv-ggjx-q9j2 Glossarizer Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
History

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pebbleroad
Pebbleroad glossarizer
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pebbleroad:glossarizer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Pebbleroad
Pebbleroad glossarizer
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Glossarizer through 1.5.2 improperly tries to convert text into HTML. Even though the application itself escapes special characters (e.g., <>), the underlying library converts these encoded characters into legitimate HTML, thereby possibly causing stored XSS. Attackers can append a XSS payload to a word that has a corresponding glossary entry.
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Pebbleroad Glossarizer
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-01T15:26:55.497Z

Reserved: 2024-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-42515

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-11-01T15:26:51.183Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-10-31T19:15:12.983

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-42515

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Weaknesses