#VU22525 Cross-site scripting in AVG Antivirus Internet Security Edition - CVE-2019-18654
Published: November 5, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22525
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18654
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AVG Antivirus Internet Security Edition
AVG Antivirus Internet Security Edition
Software vendor:
Avast Software s.r.o.
Avast Software s.r.o.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists in the Network Notification Popup due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via an SSID Name. 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.