Protection Mechanism Failure in eSOMS - CVE-2019-19089

 

Protection Mechanism Failure in eSOMS - CVE-2019-19089

Published: March 13, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU26063
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19089
CWE-ID: CWE-693
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: ABB
Affected software:
eSOMS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to the X-Content-Type-Options Header is missing in the HTTP response, potentially causing the response body to be interpreted and displayed as different content type other than declared. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via text interpreted as JavaScript.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-19089

Install updates from vendor's website.

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