Persistent Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in LinkedIn
Persistent XSS vulnerability in the LinkedIn connection tag management system.
Antecedentes
LinkedIn operates the world's largest professional network on the Internet, with more than 187 million members in over 200 countries and territories.
Description
Stored XSS vulnerability in LinkedIn's tag management system. Malicious scripts injected into connection tags are saved permanently and displayed to other users without proper HTML escaping.
Business impact
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to force users to perform unintended actions within the application, including adding unauthorized connections or deleting profiles.
Systems affected
www.linkedin.com and touch.www.linkedin.com
Solución
LinkedIn implemented a new contact management system that fixes the vulnerability.
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