SB2020062324 - Cross-site scripting in PRTG Network Monitor

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14073)

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 crafted map properties. An attacker with Read/Write privileges can create a map, and then use the Map Designer Properties screen to insert JavaScript code. This can be exploited against any user with View Maps or Edit Maps access. 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

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

References

• https://gist.github.com/alert3/e058baa33c31695f4168a1dbf77103df
• https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/88223-what-s-the-open-vulnerability-report-cve-2020-14073-that-my-security-tracker-informed-me-about
• https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable