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ID:1441 - Exploit for Stored cross-site scripting in DotNetNuke - CVE-2019-12562
ID:1441 - Exploit for Stored cross-site scripting in DotNetNuke - CVE-2019-12562
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21393
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12562
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
DotNetNuke
DotNetNuke
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
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 the "Display Name" field in the admin notification function. A remote authenticated attacker can 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.