CWE-79
MITRE ↗Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting)
BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system. Users in meetings with private chat enabled are vulnerable to a
BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system. In affected versions an attacker can embed malicious JS in thei
In Nagios XI through 5.8.5, in the schedule report function, an authenticated attacker is able to inject HTML tags that
Tuleap is a Free & Open Source Suite to improve management of software developments and collaboration. In versions prior
Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in AST Agent Time Sheet interface (/vicidial/AST_agent_time_sheet.p
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Event Management i
insert HTML / js code inside input how to get to the vulnerable input : Workers > worker nickname > inject in this
insert HTML / js code inside input how to get to the vulnerable input : Workers > worker nickname > inject in this
TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system released under the GNU GPL. It has been discovered that
TYPO3 is an open source PHP based web content management system released under the GNU GPL. It has been discovered that
Inappropriate implementation in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed an attacker who convince
AlgoSec – FireFlow Reflected Cross-Site-Scripting (RXSS) A malicious user injects JavaScript code into a parameter calle
A correctness issue in the JIT was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 16.1, iOS 15.7.1 and iPad
Due to insufficient input validation, SAP Financial Consolidation - version 1010, allows an authenticated attacker to in
Broken Access Control vulnerability leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Traffic Manager plugin <= 1.4.5 on W
Malicious websites could have confused Firefox into showing the wrong origin when asking to launch a program and handlin
Firefox's HTML parser did not correctly interpret HTML comment tags, resulting in an incongruity with other browsers. Th
An attacker could have injected CSS into stylesheets accessible via internal URIs, such as resource:, and in doing so by
Through a series of popups that reuse windowName, an attacker can cause a window to go fullscreen without the user seein
The WHMCS Bridge WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the cc_whmcs_bridge_url parameter fou
The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Memberships, Groups and Communities WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site
The WP Photo Album Plus WordPress plugin before 8.0.10 was vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). Error log co
The Child Theme Generator WordPress plugin through 2.2.7 does not sanitise escape the parade parameter before outputting
The Photoswipe Masonry Gallery WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient escaping and s
The Post Grid WordPress plugin before 2.1.16 does not sanitise and escape the post_types parameter before outputting it
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Generic in GitHub repository octoprint/octoprint prior to 1.8.0.
The Ultimate Member plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Biography field featured o
The Download Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `file[files][]` parameter
In kippo-graph before version 1.5.1, there is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in xss_clean() in class/KippoInput.cl
In kippo-graph before version 1.5.1, there is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in $file_link in class/KippoInput.cla
The Simple SEO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to attribute-based stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and
The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Text Bloc
The Simple Banner plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `pro_version_activation_code
The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the post/page
The Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Caption
The Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'caption'
The Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Text Edi
The Beaver Builder – WordPress Page Builder for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Image UR
The Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Media Image U
The Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Video Link values
The Image Hover Effects Ultimate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Title & Descr
A crafted tag in the Jupyter Notebook viewer in GitLab EE/CE affecting all versions before 15.1.6, 15.2 to 15.2.4, and 1
In Splunk Enterprise versions below 8.1.12, 8.2.9, and 9.0.2, a remote user that holds the “power” Splunk role can store
Auth. (contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in James Lao's Simple Video Embedder plugin <= 2.2
The SVG Support plugin for WordPress defaults to insecure settings in version 2.5 and 2.5.1. SVG files containing malici
The Photospace Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via its settings parameters sav
The Simple:Press plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'postitem' parameter manipula
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Integrated Lights-Out 5.
The Permalink Manager Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and incl
An authenticated user can create a hosts group from the configuration with XSS payload, which will be available for othe
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CWE-79?
CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting)) is a weakness category in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) system maintained by MITRE. It describes a class of software or hardware vulnerability that can lead to security issues.
How many CVEs are classified as CWE-79?
There are 53,037 CVE records associated with CWE-79 in our database. Of these, 560 are critical severity, 4909 are high severity, and 31199 are medium severity.
How can I protect against CWE-79 vulnerabilities?
Protection strategies depend on the specific weakness type. General measures include input validation, secure coding practices, regular security testing, and keeping software up to date. CyberStrike can help by automatically scanning your infrastructure for vulnerabilities related to CWE-79 using AI-powered security agents.
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