#VU49191 Sored cross-site scripting in Pi-hole - CVE-2020-35659
Published: December 24, 2020 / Updated: December 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49191
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35659
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Pi-hole
Pi-hole
Software vendor:
Pi-hole
Pi-hole
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 within DNS query log. A remote attacker can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website, when the Pi-hole administrator visits the Query Log or Long-term data Query Log page.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.