CVE-2018-16243 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Persistent XSS vulnerabilities in SolarWinds DPA allow attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- 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-2018-16243?
CVE-2018-16243 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Dec 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 11.1.468 and 12.0.3074 have several persistent XSS vulnerabilities, related to logViewer.iwc, centralManage.cen, userAdministration.iwc, database.iwc, alertManagement.iwc, eventAnnotations.iwc, and central.cen.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16243?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Solarwinds Database Performance Analyzer.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16243?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16243 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-2018-16243 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16243 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2023-23837 No Exception Handling Vulnerability: Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1
- CVE-2022-38112 Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-35229 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability using SQL Query
- CVE-2023-23838 Directory traversal and file enumeration vulnerability: Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) 2023.1
- CVE-2023-33231 XSS in SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer 2023.2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m4hr-5jvh-hpgq.