# CVE-2013-7370: methodOverride Middleware Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in connect

> Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sencha Labs Connect middleware allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-7370, GHSA-3fw8-66wf-pr7m, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-7370

## What is CVE-2013-7370?

CVE-2013-7370 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

node-connect before 2.8.1 has XSS in the Sencha Labs Connect middleware

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7370?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including connect. It affects 4 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `connect` | npm | All versions | 2.8.1 |
| `connect` | npm | All versions | 2.8.1 |

Products: Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Openshift, Sencha Connect.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7370?

Upgrade connect to 2.8.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2013-7370 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7370 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7370 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-7370 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7370 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- connect (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2.8.1
- connect (npm): affected all versions; fixed in 2.8.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7370/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7370/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7370
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7370
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7370

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7370/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.