CVE-2018-19630 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the uhttpd web server URI handling.

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-2018-19630?

CVE-2018-19630 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Openwrt Openwrt, published on 28 Nov 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

cgi_handle_request in uhttpd in OpenWrt through 18.06.1 and LEDE through 17.01 has unauthenticated reflected XSS via the URI, as demonstrated by a cgi-bin/?[XSS] URI.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19630?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Openwrt Lede, Openwrt Openwrt.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19630?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-19630 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-2018-19630 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19630 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9w5h-mvf3-wrw4.

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