SB2017111311 - Multiple vulnerabilities in misp-project MISP
Published: November 13, 2017 Updated: November 2, 2020
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16946)
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to gain access to sensitive information.
The admin_edit function in app/Controller/UsersController.php in MISP 2.4.82 mishandles the enable_password field, which allows admins to discover a hashed password by reading the audit log.
2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16802)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing data passed via a crafted organisation name that is manually added. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.