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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-1000611

SURFnet OpenConext EngineBlock version 5.7.0 to 5.7.3 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that can result in Allows an attacker to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML into help and login pages. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim opening a specially crafted URL.

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CVE-2018-1000611
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31 Oct 2026, 10:16 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-1000611

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Jul 2018, 20:29 UTC

SURFnet OpenConext EngineBlock version 5.7.0 to 5.7.3 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that can result in Allows an attacker to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML into help and login pages. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim opening a specially crafted URL.

osv:CVE-2018-1000611
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:00.151747850Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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