Cross-site scripting in BookStack - CVE-2017-1000462
Published: January 3, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU37711
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000462
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dan Brown
Affected software:
BookStack
BookStack
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.
BookStack version 0.18.4 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting, within the page creation page, which can result in disruption of service and execution of javascript code.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1000462
Install update from vendor's website.