# CVE-2018-5249: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Shaarli before 0.8.5 and 0.9.x before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code via

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-01-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Shaarli before 0.8.5 and 0.9.x before 0.9.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary code via the login form's username field (aka the login parameter to the ban_canLogin function in index.php).

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## References

- https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/releases/tag/v0.8.5
- https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/pull/1046
- https://github.com/shaarli/Shaarli/releases/tag/v0.9.3

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