# CVE-2019-10179: Cross-site scripting in pki-core/pki-kra

> Reflected XSS in PKI Core Key Recovery Authority allows attackers to execute JavaScript in authenticated victims' browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10179, GHSA-rwmx-694x-q86h, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10179

## What is CVE-2019-10179?

CVE-2019-10179 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 20 Mar 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

A vulnerability was found in all pki-core 10.x.x versions, where the Key Recovery Authority (KRA) Agent Service did not properly sanitize recovery request search page, enabling a Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could trick an authenticated victim into executing specially crafted Javascript code.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10179?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dogtagpki Dogtagpki, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10179?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2019-10179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Enterprise Linux

- [CVE-2021-20179](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20179/): Business logic in pki-core (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-3551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3551/): Information disclosure in pki-server (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-2414](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2414/): XML external entity in Dogtag PKI (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-1080](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1080/): Auth bypass in pki-core (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-15720](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-15720/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10179 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10179 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 20 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redhat Enterprise Linux. 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-2019-10179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10179/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10179
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10179
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10179

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10179/
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