SB2019110104 - Stored cross-site scripting in CentOS Web Panel



SB2019110104 - Stored cross-site scripting in CentOS Web Panel

Published: November 1, 2019 Updated: November 1, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019110104
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16295)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "cmd_arg" parameter to the "filemanager2.php" file. A local attacker can permanently inject 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.