U.S. Dept Of Defense · Report #2417864
Reflected XSS on error message on Login Page
Validstatus
mediumseverity
44upvotes
3 May 2024disclosed
How it was found
Greetings!
I've found a reflected XSS on a login page on█████ . The vulnerable link is: https://███████/users/login?error=<img src='x' onerror="alert(document.domain)">
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Impact
An attacker can inject crafted javascript that can steal user cookies, impersionate, steal information, deface the website and redirect user to another domain
System Host(s)
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Affected Product(s) and Version(s)
CVE Numbers
Steps to Reproduce
Access https://██████/users/login?error=<img src='x' onerror="alert(document.domain)">
Suggested Mitigation/Remediation Actions
Sanitize the output with htmlspecialchars();