#VU21424 Stored cross-site scripting in dolibarr - CVE-2019-16685
Published: September 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21424
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-16685
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
dolibarr
dolibarr
Software vendor:
Dolibarr ERP & CRM
Dolibarr ERP & CRM
Description
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 in User Group Description section (card.php). A remote authenticated attacker with "Create/modify other users, groups and permissions" privilege can permanently 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.