CVE-2018-18547 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Vesta Control Panel allow attackers to inject malicious scripts via various parameters, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

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-2018-18547?

CVE-2018-18547 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 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

Vesta Control Panel through 0.9.8-22 has XSS via the edit/web/ domain parameter, the list/backup/ backup parameter, the list/rrd/ period parameter, the list/directory/ dir_a parameter, or the filename to the list/directory/ URI.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18547?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Vestacp Control Panel.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18547?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18547 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-2018-18547 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18547 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gjf8-m4g2-9q3r.

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