Vulnerability identifier: #VU36488
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
LibreNMS
Other software /
Other software solutions
Vendor: LibreNMS Project
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 dashboard_name parameter in the /ajax_form.php resource, related to html/includes/forms/add-dashboard.inc.php, html/includes/forms/delete-dashboard.inc.php, and html/includes/forms/edit-dashboard.inc.php. 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
Update to version 1.44.
Vulnerable software versions
LibreNMS: 1.19 - 1.43
External links
http://github.com/librenms/librenms/issues/9170
http://github.com/librenms/librenms/pull/9171
http://github.com/librenms/librenms/releases/tag/1.44
http://hackpuntes.com/cve-2018-18478-libre-nms-1-43-cross-site-scripting-persistente/
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.