CVE-2018-6449 Cross-site scripting in Brocade Fabric OS
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary HTTP headers via Host Header Injection in the management interface, potentially leading to cross-site scripting attacks.
- 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-2018-6449?
CVE-2018-6449 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, published on 25 Sep 2020. 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
Host Header Injection vulnerability in the http management interface in Brocade Fabric OS versions before v9.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary HTTP headers
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6449?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Fabric Operating System.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6449?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6449 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-2018-6449 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6449 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom Fabric Operating System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-58h4-fw5x-m6gj.