# CVE-2018-8832: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can inject JavaScript into user-group names, leading to XSS when admins view the group page, potentially compromising admin accounts.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mfff-c82j-42cq

## What is CVE-2018-8832?

CVE-2018-8832 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

enhavo 0.4.0 has XSS via a user-group that contains executable JavaScript code in the user-group name. The XSS attack launches when a victim visits the admin user group page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8832?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Enhavo Enhavo.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-8832?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-8832 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-25875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25875/): Enhavo Cross-site Scripting vulnerability (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-25876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25876/): Enhavo Cross-site Scripting vulnerability (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-25873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25873/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-25874](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25874/): Enhavo Cross-site Scripting vulnerability (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-8832 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-8832 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8832/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8832/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8832
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8832
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8832

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8832/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.