Medium

Cross site scripting attack in ServiceStack Framework

  • Disclosed: 24.05.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:22

ServiceStack ServiceStack Framework 4.5.14 is affected by: Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The impact is: JavaScrpit is reflected in the server response, hence executed by the browser. The component is: the query used in the GET request is prone. The attack vector is: Since there is no server-side validation and If Browser encoding is bypassed, the victim is affected when opening a crafted URL. The fixed version is: 5.2.0.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
.NET (NuGet) ServiceStack >= 4.5.14, < 5.2.0 5.2.0

References

CVSS score 6.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
.NET (NuGet)
Package
ServiceStack
Disclosed
24.05.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 11:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vcfc-9wcp-j623 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: ServiceStack

All published vulnerabilities of this package (.NET (NuGet)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
01.2021 05.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 1
  2. 2022: 1
  3. 2023: 0
  4. 2024: 0
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
  1. Cross site scripting attack in ServiceStack Framework this entry
    Medium · 6.1 CVE-2019-1010199 >= 4.5.14, < 5.2.0 5.2.0
  2. Medium CVE-2020-28042 < 5.9.2 5.9.2

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