Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Property	Value
Language	generic
Severity
CWE	CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
OWASP	A07:2017 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Confidence Level	Low
Impact Level	Medium
Likelihood Level	Low

Description

User-controlled data is being directly inserted into the href attribute of an anchor tag. This allows attackers to inject malicious links, such as those starting with 'javascript:', leading to possible cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Impact

If exploited, an attacker could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the user's browser, potentially stealing session cookies, compromising user accounts, or defacing the site. This can result in loss of user trust and potential legal or compliance issues for the organization.