Vulnerability identifier: #VU24402

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-2019-19856

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Serpico
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor: SerpicoProject

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 passed via the "type" parameter on the "admin/list_user" page. A remote attacker can permanently 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

Serpico: 1.3.0

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External links
http://github.com/SerpicoProject/Serpico/commit/270f05ca6e51c87bb0867abb0511b61bf2aae182
http://websec.nl/news.php

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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.