CVE-2018-5691 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2018-5691?

CVE-2018-5691 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jan 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

SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) 8.1 has XSS via the `newName` and `Name` values of the `/sgms/TreeControl` module.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5691?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sonicwall Analyzer, Sonicwall Global Management System.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5691?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5691 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-2018-5691 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5691 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2016-2396 Command injection in n/a Critical 9.9
• CVE-2013-1359 Auth bypass in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2013-1360 Auth bypass in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-2397 Deserialization in n/a Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-3990 Command injection in n/a Critical 9.0

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-58rp-652w-3cjw.