Cross-site scripting in HashiCorp Nomad



Published: 2020-04-28 | Updated: 2020-07-13
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-10944
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		Nomad
Server applications / Virtualization software

Vendor HashiCorp

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU29672

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10944

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise up to 0.10.4 contained a cross-site scripting vulnerability such that files from a malicious workload could cause arbitrary JavaScript to execute in the web UI. Fixed in 0.10.5.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nomad: 0.3.0 - 0.10.4

External links

http://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/issues/7468


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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