| Risk Level | Number of Alerts |
|---|---|
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High
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0
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Medium
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0
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Low
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0
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Informational
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1
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| Name | Risk Level | Number of Instances |
|---|---|---|
| User Controllable HTML Element Attribute (Potential XSS) | Informational | 1 |
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Informational |
User Controllable HTML Element Attribute (Potential XSS) |
|---|---|
| Description |
This check looks at user-supplied input in query string parameters and POST data to identify where certain HTML attribute values might be controlled. This provides hot-spot detection for XSS (cross-site scripting) that will require further review by a security analyst to determine exploitability.
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| URL | http://127.0.0.1:8080/govwayConsole/configurazioneGenerale.do?configCaches=yes |
| Node Name | http://127.0.0.1:8080/govwayConsole/configurazioneGenerale.do (configCaches) |
| Method | GET |
| Parameter | configCaches |
| Attack | |
| Evidence | |
| Other Info | User-controlled HTML attribute values were found. Try injecting special characters to see if XSS might be possible. The page at the following URL: http://127.0.0.1:8080/govwayConsole/configurazioneGenerale.do?configCaches=yes appears to include user input in: a(n) [input] tag [value] attribute The user input found was: configCaches=yes The user-controlled value was: yes |
| Instances | 1 |
| Solution |
Validate all input and sanitize output it before writing to any HTML attributes.
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| Reference | https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Input_Validation_Cheat_Sheet.html |
| CWE Id | 20 |
| WASC Id | 20 |
| Plugin Id | 10031 |