A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Huashengdun WebSSH up to 1.6.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Login Page. The manipulation of the argument hostname/port leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Update webssh to 1.6.3 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
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hol-guard supply-chain scanWebSSH Cross-site Scripting vulnerability affects webssh (pip). Severity is low. A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Huashengdun WebSSH up to 1.6.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Login Page. The manipulation of the argument hostname/port leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in pip. A low vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| websshpip | <1.6.3 | 1.6.3 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Huashengdun WebSSH up to 1.6.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Login Page. The manipulation of the argument hostname/port leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Update webssh to 1.6.3 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.
Local check
hol-guard supply-chain scanWebSSH Cross-site Scripting vulnerability affects webssh (pip). Severity is low. A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Huashengdun WebSSH up to 1.6.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Login Page. The manipulation of the argument hostname/port leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
AI coding agents often install or upgrade packages automatically in pip. A low vulnerability in a dependency can be pulled into a project through a normal install or update without a human reviewing the change, expanding the blast radius from a single package to every agent workspace that depends on it.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| websshpip | <1.6.3 | 1.6.3 |
Fixed versions are reported by the source feed; confirm compatibility before updating.
Reported by GitHub Security Advisories (ghsa).
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