CWE-79
MITRE ↗Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting)
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) prior to 10.1 Minor 7 allows a remote
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in WordPress Comment Engine Pro plugin (versions <= 1.0), cou
The Inspirational Quote Rotator WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not sanitize and escape some of its quote fields whe
The Flex Local Fonts WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not escape the Class Name field when adding a font, which could
The Caldera Forms WordPress plugin before 1.9.5 does not sanitise and escape the Form Name before outputting it in attri
The Pixel Cat WordPress plugin before 2.6.3 does not escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users
The Fathom Analytics WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to insufficient input validation
Certain Motorola Solutions Avigilon devices allow XSS in the administrative UI. This affects T200/201 before 4.10.0.68;
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Sourcecodester Vehicle Service Management System 1.0 via the Owner fu
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS. This affects R7000 before 1.0.11.110, R7900 before 1.0.4.30, R8000 b
The Typebot | Build beautiful conversational forms WordPress plugin before 1.4.3 does not sanitise and escape the Publis
The Smart Floating / Sticky Buttons WordPress plugin before 2.5.5 does not sanitise and escape some parameter before out
Quixplorer <=2.4.1 is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) caused by improper validation of user supplied
The package github.com/argoproj/argo-cd/cmd before 1.7.13, from 1.8.0 and before 1.8.6 are vulnerable to Cross-site Scri
An improper neutralization of input vulnerability in FortiGate version 6.2.x below 6.2.5 and 6.4.x below 6.4.1 may allow
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA) could allo
The parameters of the specific functions in the CTS Web trading system do not filter special characters, which allows un
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Unified Intelligence Center could allow an unauthenticate
Insufficient input sanitization in markdown in GitLab version 13.11 and up allows an attacker to exploit a stored cross-
The HTTP interface was enabled for RabbitMQ Plugin in ARM 2020.2.6 and the ability to configure HTTPS was not available.
Insufficient Input Validation in the search functionality of Wordpress plugin Use-Your-Drive prior to 1.18.3 allows unau
Insufficient Input Validation in the search functionality of Wordpress plugin Out-of-the-Box prior to 1.20.3 allows unau
Insufficient Input Validation in the search functionality of Wordpress plugin Share-one-Drive prior to 1.15.3 allows una
Insufficient Input Validation in the search functionality of Wordpress plugin Lets-Box prior to 1.15.3 allows unauthenti
Hyweb HyCMS-J1 backend editing function does not filter special characters. Users after log-in can inject JavaScript syn
The Application Development Clients component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO BPM Enterprise and TIBCO BPM Enterprise Dis
Jenkins Active Choices Plugin 2.5.2 and earlier does not escape reference parameter values, resulting in a stored cross-
ps_emailsubscription is a newsletter subscription module for the PrestaShop platform. An employee can inject javascript
The Nextcloud dialogs library (npm package @nextcloud/dialogs) before 3.1.2 insufficiently escaped text input passed to
Special characters of ERP POS customer profile page are not filtered in users’ input, which allow remote authenticated a
Special characters of ERP POS news page are not filtered in users’ input, which allow remote authenticated attackers can
Special characters of picture preview page in the Quan-Fang-Wei-Tong-Xun system are not filtered in users’ input, which
Sage X3 Stored XSS Vulnerability on ‘Edit’ Page of User Profile. An authenticated user can pass XSS strings the "First N
Monkshu is an enterprise application server for mobile apps (iOS and Android), responsive HTML 5 apps, and JSON API serv
Multiple improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CWE-79) in FortiManager and FortiAnalyzer versions
ckeditor is an open source WYSIWYG HTML editor with rich content support. A potential vulnerability has been discovered
OpenKM Community Edition in its 6.3.10 version is vulnerable to authenticated Cross-site scripting (XSS). A remote attac
In the project create screen it's possible to inject malicious JS code to the certain fields. The code might be executed
Discourse is an open source platform for community discussion. In affected versions category names can be used for Cross
An issue was discovered in MB connect line mymbCONNECT24 and mbCONNECT24 software in all versions through V2.6.2. There
Rapid7 Nexpose is vulnerable to a non-persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting the Security Console's Fil
exacqVision Enterprise Manager 20.12 does not sufficiently validate, filter, escape, and/or encode user-controllable inp
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.40, D7000 before 1.0.1.78, R6020 be
Certain NETGEAR devices are affected by stored XSS. This affects D6200 before 1.1.00.40, D7000 before 1.0.1.78, R6020 be
The Language Bar Flags WordPress plugin through 1.0.8 does not have any CSRF in place when saving its settings and did n
The Per page add to head WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 is lacking any CSRF check when saving its settings, which could a
An improper neutralization of input vulnerability [CWE-79] in FortiAnalyzer versions 6.4.3 and below, 6.2.7 and below an
The Accept Donations with PayPal WordPress plugin before 1.3.1 offers a function to create donation buttons, which inter
An HTML injection vulnerability exists in Sourcecodester Online Event Booking and Reservation System in PHP/MySQL via th
The WP Survey Plus WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have any authorisation and CSRF checks in place in its AJAX act
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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