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Improper Input Validation in xdLocalStorage

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Dec 9, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

npm xdLocalStorage (npm)

Affected versions

<= 2.0.5

Patched versions

None

Description

An issue was discovered in xdLocalStorage through 2.0.5. The receiveMessage() function in xdLocalStoragePostMessageApi.js does not implement any validation of the origin of web messages. Remote attackers who can entice a user to load a malicious site can exploit this issue to impact the confidentiality and integrity of data in the local storage of the vulnerable site via malicious web messages.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 7, 2020
Reviewed May 25, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 9, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

High
7.1
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2015-9544

GHSA ID

GHSA-vrc7-6g8w-jh56

Source code

No known source code

Credits

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