Automattic · Report #1100326
Reflected XSS due to vulnerable version of sockjs
Validstatus
mediumseverity
13upvotes
29 Apr 2022disclosed
How it was found
Summary:
There is reflected XSS on *.simperium.com. The bug exists due to a vulnerable version of sockjs library.
Platform(s) Affected:
simperium.com js.simperium.com
Steps To Reproduce:
- Visit https://simperium.com/sock/1/0/0/0/htmlfile?c=alert('XSS')//
- You will see an alert message because of executed JS
Impact
XSS may be used by an attacker to perform a lot of things, for example, to steal user session