CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedMongoose versions prior to 7.22 are vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) due to improper handling of filenames in directory listings when the MG_ENABLE_DIRLIST option is enabled. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious HTML payload in a file name, potentially allowing them to execute scripts in the context of the user's session, which could lead to unauthorized actions or exposure of sensitive data. Organizations using affected versions of Mongoose should prioritize upgrading to version 7.22 or later to mitigate this risk.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
Mongoose is an embedded web server and network library. Prior to 7.22, an attacker who can create a file with an HTML payload in its name can trigger stored cross-site scripting when a user browses a directory served with MG_ENABLE_DIRLIST. The printdirentry() path called by listdir() in src/http.c URL-encodes the href but inserts the raw filesystem filename into the HTML link text. The browser executes the injected markup in the Mongoose origin, which can expose session data or permit actions as the victim. This issue is fixed in version 7.22.