#VU23101 Cross-site scripting in Centreon - CVE-2019-16195

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23101

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [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-2019-16195

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Centreon
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: Centreon

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in the myAccount alias and name fields. 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.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Centreon: 2.8.0 - 2.8.29, 18.10.0 - 18.10.7, 19.04.0 - 19.04.4

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External links
https://github.com/centreon/centreon/pull/7876
https://github.com/centreon/centreon/pull/7877
https://github.com/centreon/centreon/releases/tag/18.10.8
https://github.com/centreon/centreon/releases/tag/19.04.5
https://github.com/centreon/centreon/releases/tag/2.8.30

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.