Cross-site scripting in AngularJS - CVE-2019-14862
Published: December 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23381
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14862
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 within the xlink:href attributes. 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
AngularJS
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions
Oracle GoldenGate
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions
Oracle GoldenGate
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14862
Install updates from vendor's website.
AngularJS - update to 1.5.0 beta.0
IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions - update to 8.0.7
Oracle GoldenGate - update to 12.3.0.1.2
IBM Business Automation Manager Open Editions - update to 8.0.7
Oracle GoldenGate - update to 12.3.0.1.2