CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-4514

Improper Neutralization

Published: Dec 15, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.1
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Opencaching Deutschland oc-server3. Affected is an unknown function of the file htdocs/lang/de/ocstyle/varset.inc.php. The manipulation of the argument varvalue leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 4bdd6a0e7b7760cea03b91812cbb80d7b16e3b5f. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-215886 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness

The product does not ensure or incorrectly ensures that structured messages or data are well-formed and that certain security properties are met before being read from an upstream component or sent to a downstream component.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Oc-server3 Opencaching - (including) - (including)

Extended Description

If a message is malformed, it may cause the message to be incorrectly interpreted. Neutralization is an abstract term for any technique that ensures that input (and output) conforms with expectations and is “safe.” This can be done by:

This weakness typically applies in cases where the product prepares a control message that another process must act on, such as a command or query, and malicious input that was intended as data, can enter the control plane instead. However, this weakness also applies to more general cases where there are not always control implications.

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