CVE-2017-11441 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Cross-site scripting in cPanel WHM Upload Locale allows attackers to inject scripts via locale filenames, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-11441?
CVE-2017-11441 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WHM Upload Locale interface in cPanel before 56.0.51, 58.x before 58.0.52, 60.x before 60.0.45, 62.x before 62.0.27, 64.x before 64.0.33, and 66.x before 66.0.2 has XSS via a locale filename, aka SEC-297.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cpanel Whm.
How do I fix CVE-2017-11441?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11441 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-2017-11441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cr6w-p37f-qc23.