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geonames.org Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Report ID: OBB-206295

Security Researcher k0t Helped patch 4437 vulnerabilities
Received 9 Coordinated Disclosure badges
Received 130 recommendations
, a holder of 9 badges for responsible and coordinated disclosure, found Cross Site Scripting security vulnerability affecting geonames.org website and its users.

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Affected Website:geonames.org  
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Vulnerable Application:Custom Code
Vulnerability Type:XSS (Cross Site Scripting) / CWE-79
CVSSv3 Score:6.1 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N]
Discovered and Reported by:k0t Helped patch 4437 vulnerabilities
Received 9 Coordinated Disclosure badges
Received 130 recommendations
Remediation Guide:OWASP XSS Prevention Cheat Sheet

Vulnerable URL:

HTTP POST data:

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Coordinated Disclosure Timeline

Vulnerability Reported:14 January, 2017 11:03 GMT
Vulnerability Verified:14 January, 2017 11:06 GMT
Website Operator Notified:14 January, 2017 11:06 GMT
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b. Using Open Bug Bounty notification framework
c. Using security contacts provided by the researcher
Public Report Published [without technical details]:14 January, 2017 11:06 GMT
Vulnerability Fixed:26 April, 2017 20:23 GMT
Public Disclosure:  InformationA security researcher can delete the report before public disclosure, afterwards the report cannot be deleted or modified anymore. The researcher can also postpone public disclosure date as long as reasonably required to remediate the vulnerability.8 April, 2017 11:03 GMT

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