CVE-2019-1010008 Cross-site scripting in Emoncms

Medium 5.4 Published 15 Jul 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attackers can inject malicious scripts into user profile fields, potentially leading to persistent XSS attacks against other users.

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-2019-1010008?

CVE-2019-1010008 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OpenEnergyMonitor Project Emoncms, published on 15 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

OpenEnergyMonitor Project Emoncms 9.8.8 is affected by: Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The impact is: Theoretically low, but might potentially enable persistent XSS (user could embed mal. code). The component is: Javascript code execution in "Name", "Location", "Bio" and "Starting Page" fields in the "My Account" page. File: Lib/listjs/list.js, line 67. The attack vector is: unknown, victim must open profile page if persistent was possible.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010008?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openenergymonitor Emoncms.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1010008?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1010008 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-2019-1010008 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010008 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2v43-7wf7-4934.