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CVE-2018-1000516

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CVE-2018-1000516 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.04%

59.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GalaxyprojectGalaxy14.10

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-1000516?
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.
How severe is CVE-2018-1000516?
Severity scoring for CVE-2018-1000516 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000516?
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Source: NVD / NIST