XSS in Galaxyproject Galaxy
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.010 (60.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Galaxyproject Galaxy — versions 14.10
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1000516?
- CVE-2018-1000516 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Galaxyproject Galaxy, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1000516?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.