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U.S. Dept Of Defense · Report #3354494

Cross-Site Scripting via URL on ███████

Validstatus
mediumseverity
7upvotes
12 Jan 2026disclosed

How it was found

Description:

I discovered a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on ███ , specifically through the GET method. This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts that could be executed, potentially leading to cookie theft, session hijacking, and other malicious actions.

Payload: <image src=1 onerror=confirm(9706)>

████████ is an official domain from DoD. ██████████ ██████

References

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Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to severe consequences, including but not limited: Session Hijacking: Attackers can steal cookies and impersonate legitimate users.

System Host(s)

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Affected Product(s) and Version(s)

CVE Numbers

Steps to Reproduce

Open the link:

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Suggested Mitigation/Remediation Actions

Apply context-dependent encoding and/or validation to user input rendered on a page.

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