#VU23439 Overly permissive cross-domain whitelist in Norton Password Manager - CVE-2019-19545
Published: December 6, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23439
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19545
CWE-ID: CWE-942
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Norton Password Manager
Norton Password Manager
Software vendor:
Broadcom
Broadcom
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass the CORS protection mechanism.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of the "Origin" HTTP header that is supplied within HTTP request. A remote authenticated attacker on local network can supply arbitrary value via the "Origin" HTTP header, bypass implemented CORS protection mechanism and perform cross-site scripting attacks against the vulnerable application.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.