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Pi-hole Ad-Blocker < 5.2.2 XSS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Web application abuses
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
The Pi-hole Ad-Blocker is prone to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The DNS query log in Pi-hole is vulnerable to stored XSS. An attacker with the ability to directly or indirectly query DNS with a malicious hostname can cause arbitrary JavaScript to execute when the Pi-hole administrator visits the Query Log or Long-term data Query Log page.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Pi-hole Ad-Blocker version 5.2.1 and probably prior.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 5.2.2 or later.