OpenGrok Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability has been identified in OpenGrok version 1.14.1. The issue arises on the cross-reference page, where the application improperly sanitizes user input in the revision parameter, allowing unsanitized data to be reflected in the HTML output.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for reflected cross-site scripting, where an attacker can inject malicious scripts that are executed in the context of the user's browser.

Added: Sep 19, 2025, 12:16 AM
Updated: Sep 19, 2025, 12:16 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
4.5
impact
1.7
exploitability
6.0
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.6
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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