CVE-2024-42515

Published: Oct 31, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

9.9

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.3

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

Glossarizer through 1.5.2 improperly tries to convert text into HTML. Even though the application itself escapes special characters (e.g., <>), the underlying library converts these encoded characters into legitimate HTML, thereby possibly causing stored XSS. Attackers can append a XSS payload to a word that has a corresponding glossary entry.

Related CWEs

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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.

References (3)

https://github.com/PebbleRoad/glossarizer

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/usd-2024-0011/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.npmjs.com/package/glossarizer

Source: cve@mitre.org

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