#VU21795 Stored cross-site scripting in Express Invoice - CVE-2019-16282
Published: October 15, 2019 / Updated: June 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21795
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-2019-16282
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Express Invoice
Express Invoice
Software vendor:
NCH Software
NCH Software
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing data passed via the "Invoices/Items/Customers/Quotes" input field. A remote authenticated attacker can add/modify the "Invoices/Items/Customers" fields parameter to 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.