Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Debian Linux

1) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component

EUVDB-ID: #VU36773

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-15494

CWE-ID: CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

In Dojo Toolkit before 1.14, there is unescaped string injection in dojox/Grid/DataGrid.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: 8.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://dojotoolkit.org/blog/dojo-1-14-released
https://github.com/dojo/dojox/pull/283
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00002.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.