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CVE-2019-1273

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.4)—

A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) does not properly sanitize certain error messages, aka 'Active Directory Federation Services XSS Vulnerability'.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (3)

Microsoft — Windows 10Microsoft — Windows Server 2016Microsoft — Windows Server 2019

CWEs

References

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