CVE-2018-25052 Catalyst-Plugin-Session Session ID Session.pm _load_sessionid cross site scripting
A cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Catalyst-Plugin-Session library allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts via the session ID argument.
- 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
What is CVE-2018-25052?
CVE-2018-25052 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Catalyst-Plugin-Session, published on 28 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability has been found in Catalyst-Plugin-Session up to 0.40 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function _load_sessionid of the file lib/Catalyst/Plugin/Session.pm of the component Session ID Handler. The manipulation of the argument sid leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 0.41 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 88d1b599e1163761c9bd53bec53ba078f13e09d4. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216958 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-25052?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Catalyst-Plugin-Session Project Catalyst-Plugin-Session.
How do I fix CVE-2018-25052?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2018-25052 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-25052 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-25052, GHSA-6647-v6q5-pgfg, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-25052.