CVE-2014-2091 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Authenticated administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via the forum title parameter in ATutor, potentially compromising admin sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2091?
CVE-2014-2091 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Mar 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mods/_standard/forums/admin/forum_add.php in ATutor 2.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the title parameter in an add_forum action. NOTE: the original disclosure also reported issues that may not cross privilege boundaries.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2091?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Atutor Atutor.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2091?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2091 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2014-2091 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2091 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qx7p-cgh9-72qx.