CVE-2018-11117 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in ILIAS allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via link attributes, potentially compromising user sessions.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2018-11117?

CVE-2018-11117 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 May 2018. 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

Services/Feeds/classes/class.ilExternalFeedItem.php in ILIAS 5.1.x, 5.2.x, and 5.3.x before 5.3.5 has XSS via a link attribute.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11117?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ilias Ilias.

How do I fix CVE-2018-11117?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11117 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-2018-11117 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11117 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g4hj-35w5-j6qg.

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