CVE-2018-1188 Cross-site scripting in Isilon OneFS

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

A malicious administrator can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript into the OneFS web administration interface, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-1188?

CVE-2018-1188 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell EMC Isilon OneFS, published on 26 Mar 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Dell EMC Isilon versions between 8.1.0.0 - 8.1.0.1, 8.0.1.0 - 8.0.1.2, and 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.6, and versions 7.2.1.x is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Authorization Providers page within the OneFS web administration interface. A malicious administrator may potentially inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code in the user's browser session in the context of the OneFS website.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1188?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Emc Isilon.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1188?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1188 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-2018-1188 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-1188 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x8vm-x4jp-2234.

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