CVE-2018-11044 Cross-site scripting in Pivotal Application Service
Authenticated users can inject malicious content into invitation emails, exploiting recipient trust in the sender's identity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-11044?
CVE-2018-11044 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Pivotal Application Service, published on 24 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Pivotal Apps Manager included in Pivotal Application Service, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.1 and 2.1.x prior to 2.1.8 and 2.0.x prior to 2.0.17 and 1.12.x prior to 1.12.26, does not escape all user-provided content when sending invitation emails. A malicious authenticated user can inject content into an invite to another user, exploiting the trust implied by the source of the email.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11044?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pivotal Software Pivotal Application Service.
How do I fix CVE-2018-11044?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11044 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-2018-11044 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11044 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pivotal Application Service
- CVE-2019-11280 Privilege escalation through the invitations service
- CVE-2018-11086 Privilege escalation in Application Service
- CVE-2018-11088 Privilege escalation in Application Service
- CVE-2018-1278 Missing authorization in Pivotal Application Service
- CVE-2018-1200 Information disclosure in Apps Manager for PCF
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gg63-f8cx-66q8.