Cross-site scripting in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2019-10092

 

Cross-site scripting in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2019-10092

Published: August 23, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20384
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10092
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 on the mod_proxy error page. 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.


Affected software

Apache HTTP Server
JBoss Core Services
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
Slackware Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
Opensuse
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
openEuler
Fedora
Red Hat Software Collections
jbcs-httpd24-brotli (Red Hat package)
jbcs-httpd24-apr (Red Hat package)
jbcs-httpd24-mod_http2 (Red Hat package)
apache2 (Ubuntu package)
apache2 (Debian package)
jbcs-httpd24-httpd (Red Hat package)
apache2 (Alpine package)
mod_md
apache2-debuginfo
apache2-debugsource
apache2-devel
apache2
apache2-example-pages
apache2-prefork
apache2-prefork-debuginfo
apache2-utils
apache2-utils-debuginfo
apache2-worker
apache2-worker-debuginfo
apache2-doc
httpd-filesystem
httpd-devel
httpd-debugsource
httpd-debuginfo
httpd
httpd-help
httpd-tools
mod_ldap
mod_proxy_html
mod_session
mod_ssl
IBM API Connect
Dell Secure Connect Gateway
Oracle Secure Global Desktop

How to mitigate CVE-2019-10092

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apache HTTP Server - update to 2.4.41
jbcs-httpd24-brotli (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.0.6-21.jbcs.el6, 1.0.6-21.jbcs.el7
jbcs-httpd24-apr (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.6.3-86.jbcs.el6, 1.6.3-86.jbcs.el7
jbcs-httpd24-mod_http2 (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.11.3-22.jbcs.el6, 1.11.3-22.jbcs.el7
apache2 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.12, 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.13, 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.10, 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.11, 2.4.38-2ubuntu2.2, 2.4.38-2ubuntu2.3
apache2 (Debian package) - update to 2.4.25-3+deb9u8
jbcs-httpd24-httpd (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.4.37-52.jbcs.el6, 2.4.37-52.jbcs.el7
apache2 (Alpine package) - update to 2.4.41-r0
IBM API Connect - update to 5.0.8.12
Dell Secure Connect Gateway - update to 5.12.00.10
mod_md - addressed in versions 2.0.8-2.fc30, 2.0.8-3.fc29
apache2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.23-29.69.1, 2.4.33-3.50.1
apache2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.23-29.69.1, 2.4.33-3.50.1
apache2-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.23-29.69.1, 2.4.33-3.50.1
apache2 - addressed in versions 2.4.23-29.69.1, 2.4.33-3.50.1
apache2-example-pages - update to 2.4.23-29.69.1
apache2-prefork - addressed in versions 2.4.23-29.69.1, 2.4.33-3.50.1
apache2-prefork-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.23-29.69.1, 2.4.33-3.50.1
apache2-utils - addressed in versions 2.4.23-29.69.1, 2.4.33-3.50.1
apache2-utils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.23-29.69.1, 2.4.33-3.50.1
apache2-worker - addressed in versions 2.4.23-29.69.1, 2.4.33-3.50.1
apache2-worker-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.23-29.69.1, 2.4.33-3.50.1
apache2-doc - addressed in versions 2.4.23-29.69.1, 2.4.33-3.50.1
httpd-filesystem - update to 2.4.34-18
httpd-devel - update to 2.4.34-18
httpd-debugsource - update to 2.4.34-18
httpd-debuginfo - update to 2.4.34-18
httpd - update to 2.4.34-18
httpd-help - update to 2.4.34-18
httpd-tools - update to 2.4.34-18
mod_ldap - update to 2.4.34-18
mod_md - update to 2.4.34-18
mod_proxy_html - update to 2.4.34-18
mod_session - update to 2.4.34-18
mod_ssl - update to 2.4.34-18
httpd - addressed in versions 2.4.41-1.fc29, 2.4.41-1.fc30

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