CVE-2018-1000516

Description

The Galaxy Project Galaxy version v14.10 contains a CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability in Many templates used in the Galaxy server did not properly sanitize user's input, which would allow for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. In this form of attack, a malicious person can create a URL which, when opened by a Galaxy user or administrator, would allow the malicious user to execute arbitrary Javascript. that can result in Arbitrary JavaScript code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must interact with component on page witch contains injected JavaScript code.. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in v14.10.1, v15.01.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.50%
Vendor Advisory galaxyproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://galaxyproject.org/archive/dev-news-briefs/2015-01-13/#security vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000516?
CVE-2018-1000516 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000516?
To fix CVE-2018-1000516, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1000516 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-1000516 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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