Description

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in SureDash <= 1.10.1 versions.

Executive Summary

Technical Details

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{
  "score": "7.1",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-13T14:17:10.787Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-13T14:17:10.787Z",
  "executiveSummary": "An unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the SureDash product affecting versions 1.10.1 and prior. This security defect allows remote, unauthenticated threat actors to inject arbitrary client-side scripts, such as malicious JavaScript, into web pages rendered by the application and viewed by unsuspecting users. The primary impact of this vulnerability includes session hijacking, credential theft, unauthorized actions performed on behalf of legitimate users, and potential defacement of the affected web application. Because the flaw does not require any form of authentication or prior access privileges, external attackers can target the system directly over the network via standard HTTP or HTTPS requests. Exploitation relies on the application failing to properly sanitize or encode user-supplied input before reflecting or rendering it back to the client browser. Consequently, any user who interacts with the compromised application component becomes a target for payload execution within the context of their active browser session. The risk implication is high for environments running vulnerable instances of SureDash, as successful exploitation undermines the integrity and confidentiality of user interactions with the web platform.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability is an unauthenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw residing within the SureDash product for versions <= 1.10.1. The root cause of the issue stems from insufficient input validation and output encoding within the vulnerable component responsible for processing and rendering user-supplied parameters. Specifically, data submitted by external actors via HTTP requests is accepted by the application without adequate sanitization, allowing malicious payloads containing HTML or JavaScript tags to be stored or reflected dynamically.\nNetwork exposure is present externally, as the vulnerable endpoint is accessible over standard web protocols (HTTP/HTTPS) without requiring the attacker to authenticate or hold any specific privileges within the application. The attack flow begins when an unauthenticated threat actor crafts a malicious URL or payload containing executable JavaScript designed to interact with the Document Object Model (DOM) or execute arbitrary script logic in the context of a victim's browser session.\nUpon transmission of the malicious payload to the vulnerable SureDash component, the application incorporates the unsanitized input directly into the HTTP response. When a victim loads the affected page or clicks the crafted link, the browser parses the response and executes the injected payload in the security context of the victim's session. Depending on the specific script injected, the payload behavior can range from capturing sensitive cookies and session tokens to performing unauthorized state-changing operations via asynchronous JavaScript (AJAX) requests.\nThe post-exploitation impact is characterized by the complete compromise of the victim's browser session within the application. An attacker can leverage this execution capability to bypass access controls, exfiltrate confidential data visible in the DOM, or pivot further against the client environment. Remediation requires implementing robust context-aware output encoding and strict input filtering mechanisms across all vulnerable endpoints within the SureDash codebase."
}