Webrecorder packages are vulnerable to XSS through 404 error handling logic
- Severity:
- High
Description
A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the 404 error handling logic of wabac.js v2.23.10 and below. The parameter requestURL
(derived from the original request target) is directly embedded into an inline <script>
block without sanitization or escaping.
Recommendation
Update the @webrecorder/archivewebpage
package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:
- Affected version(s): < 0.15.4
- Patched version(s): 0.15.4
References
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- Tags:
- npm
- @webrecorder/archivewebpage
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