# CVE-2018-19311: Centreon XSS Vulnerability

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts via the Service field in Centreon, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8vh5-j6xj-5953

## What is CVE-2018-19311?

CVE-2018-19311 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 16 Nov 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.x (fixed in Centreon 18.10.0) allows XSS via the Service field to the main.php?p=20201 URI, as demonstrated by the "Monitoring > Status Details > Services" screen.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19311?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including centreon/centreon. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `centreon/centreon` | Packagist | From 18.0.0 | 18.10.0 |
| `centreon/centreon` | Packagist | From 18.0.0 | 18.10.0 |

Products: Centreon Centreon.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-19311?

Upgrade centreon/centreon to 18.10.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2018-19311 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19311 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-2018-19311 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-19311 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 16 Nov 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-2018-19311 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- centreon/centreon (Packagist): affected from 18.0.0; fixed in 18.10.0
- centreon/centreon (Packagist): affected from 18.0.0; fixed in 18.10.0

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-2018-19311/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19311/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19311
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19311
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19311

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19311/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.