CVE-2018-19993 Dolibarr reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the transphrase parameter in Dolibarr, potentially compromising user sessions.

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
Available

What is CVE-2018-19993?

CVE-2018-19993 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm, published on 3 Jan 2019. 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

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Dolibarr 8.0.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the transphrase parameter to public/notice.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-19993?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
dolibarr/dolibarr PackagistAll versions8.0.4
dolibarr/dolibarr PackagistAll versions8.0.4

Products include Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm.

How do I fix CVE-2018-19993?

Upgrade dolibarr/dolibarr to 8.0.4 or later.

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-2018-19993 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-19993 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2gc5-3h3p-8vpf, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19993.

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