CVE-2018-9036 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Low-privileged users can inject malicious scripts into the Login Page Disclaimer, potentially compromising higher-privileged user sessions.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2018-9036?

CVE-2018-9036 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jun 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

CheckSec Canopy 3.x before 3.0.7 has stored XSS via the Login Page Disclaimer, allowing attacks by low-privileged users against higher-privileged users.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9036?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Checksec Canopy.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9036 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-2018-9036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2g53-pmw3-ccp9.

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