CVE-2025-40707
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-08-29
Last updated on: 2025-09-02
Assigner: Spanish National Cybersecurity Institute, S.A. (INCIBE)
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| craws | openatlas | 8.9.0 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | 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. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in OpenAtlas v8.9.0. It occurs because the application does not properly validate user input when a POST request is sent to the "/insert/place" endpoint, specifically in the "name" and "alias-0" parameters. This allows a remote attacker to send specially crafted queries to an authenticated user, potentially executing malicious scripts in the user's browser.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can allow an attacker to steal session cookie details from an authenticated user by executing malicious scripts in their browser. This can lead to session hijacking, unauthorized access to the user's account, and potentially further exploitation of the system.