Cross-site scripting in Magento Open Source - #VU18708
Published: June 7, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18708
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when manipulate the Admin notification feed URL. A remote administrator can manipulate the notification feed to 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.
Affected software
Magento Open Source
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Magento Open Source - addressed in versions 2.1.17, 2.2.8, 2.3.1