#VU23578 Stored cross-site scripting in Scoutnet Kalender


Published: 2019-12-13

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23578

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19198

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Scoutnet Kalender
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Scoutnet und Björn Stromberg

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 " info" field from embedded calendars. A remote attacker can 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.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

Vulnerable software versions

Scoutnet Kalender: 0.2.0 - 1.1.0


External links
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155615/WordPress-Scoutnet-Kalender-1.1.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://wordpress.org/plugins/scoutnet-kalender/#developers
http://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9969


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.


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