CVE-2018-7976 Cross-site scripting in eSpace Desktop
An authenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts via abnormal messages, causing the Huawei eSpace Desktop application to hang until restarted.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-7976?
CVE-2018-7976 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. eSpace Desktop, published on 1 Jun 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
There is a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Huawei eSpace Desktop V300R001C00 and V300R001C50 version. Due to the insufficient validation of the input, an authenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to send abnormal messages to the system and perform a XSS attack. A successful exploit could cause the eSpace Desktop to hang up, and the function will restore to normal after restarting the eSpace Desktop.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7976?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Espace Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7976?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7976 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-2018-7976 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7976 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. eSpace Desktop
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v9jg-7gv5-jpg3.