#VU35597 Cross-site scripting in CentOS Web Panel


Published: 2019-08-21 | Updated: 2020-08-08

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35597

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13476

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
CentOS Web Panel
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: CentOS Web Panel

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing data passed via the email list page. 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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

CentOS Web Panel: 0.9.8.837


External links
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154216/CentOS-7.6.1810-Control-Web-Panel-0.9.8.837-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://github.com/i3umi3iei3ii/CentOS-Control-Web-Panel-CVE/blob/master/CVE-2019-13476.md


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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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