Cross-site scripting in EPESI - CVE-2017-8763
Published: May 4, 2017 / Updated: June 1, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6857
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8763
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Telaxus LLC
Affected software:
EPESI
EPESI
Detailed vulnerability description
Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform Cross-site scripting attacks.
An input validation error exists in modules/Base/Box/check_for_new_version.php in EPESI in Telaxus/EPESI 1.8.2 and earlier, when processing URI without the "cid" parameter. A remote authenticated attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8763
Install update from vendor's website.