# CVE-2018-11588: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject scripts into Centreon Web fields, enabling stored XSS attacks against other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5m7c-fmj7-wh99

## What is CVE-2018-11588?

CVE-2018-11588 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 25 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Centreon 3.4.6 including Centreon Web 2.8.23 is vulnerable to an authenticated user injecting a payload into the username or command description, resulting in stored XSS. This is related to www/include/core/menu/menu.php and www/include/configuration/configObject/command/formArguments.php.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-11588?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Centreon Centreon, Centreon Centreon Web.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-11588?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-11588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-11588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Centreon Centreon

- [CVE-2021-37558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37558/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-17647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17647/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-21024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21024/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16194/): SQL injection in Centreon (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-19281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19281/): Centreon allows SNMP trap SQL Injection (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-11588 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-11588 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 25 Jun 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-11588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Centreon Centreon. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2018-11588/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11588/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-11588
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11588
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11588

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