CVE-2018-4065 Cross-site scripting in Sierra Wireless

What is CVE-2018-4065?

CVE-2018-4065 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sierra Wireless, published on 6 May 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

An exploitable cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in the ACEManager ping_result.cgi functionality of Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3. A specially crafted HTTP ping request can cause reflected javascript code execution, resulting in the execution of javascript code running on the victim's browser. An attacker can get a victim to click a link, or embedded URL, that redirects to the reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-4065?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sierrawireless Airlink Es450 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-4065?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-4065 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-2018-4065 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-4065 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Sierra Wireless

• CVE-2018-4061 Command injection in Sierra Wireless High 8.8
• CVE-2018-4066 Cross-site request forgery in Sierra Wireless High 8.8
• CVE-2018-4070 Information disclosure in Sierra Wireless High 8.8
• CVE-2018-4071 Information disclosure in Sierra Wireless High 8.8
• CVE-2018-4072 Missing authorization in Sierra Wireless High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-j2r3-rxw6-4cr5.