CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting), page 70
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
What the weakness is: CWE-79 at MITRE
Related attack patterns (CAPEC): 6
- CAPEC-63 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-85 AJAX Footprinting Likelihood: High · Severity: Low
- CAPEC-209 XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch Severity: Medium
- CAPEC-588 DOM-Based XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-591 Reflected XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-592 Stored XSS Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to CWE-79, as MITRE names them. Credits.
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