swfobject - XSS vulnerability on versions under 2.1, on swfobject.getQueryParamValue.
Impact area
Security
Severity
High
Affected element
ServiceNow
UI Script
Salesforce
Static Resource
Rule number
SN-JSL-SWFOBJECT-LESSTHAN-V21 (for ServiceNow)
SF-JSL-SWFOBJECT-LESSTHAN-V21 (for Salesforce)
Impact
swfobject in versions before 2.1 is missing a filter on the getQueryParamValue which prevents XSS attacks.
Remediation
Update swfobject to the latest version.
Time to fix
30 min
References
This rule is linked to Common Weakness Enumeration CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting').