CVE-2019-10779 Cross-site scripting in stroom:stroom-app
An attacker can hijack the Stroom UI session via XSS in a hidden iframe, allowing full control of the application on behalf of the logged-in user.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-10779?
CVE-2019-10779 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in stroom:stroom-app, published on 28 Jan 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
All versions of stroom:stroom-app before 5.5.12 and all versions of the 6.0.0 branch before 6.0.25 are affected by Cross-site Scripting. An attacker website is able to load the Stroom UI into a hidden iframe. Using that iframe, the attacker site can issue commands to the Stroom UI via an XSS vulnerability to take full control of the Stroom UI on behalf of the logged-in user.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10779?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gchq Stroom.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10779?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10779 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-2019-10779 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10779 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in stroom:stroom-app
Sources
Also known as SNYK-JAVA-STROOM-541182.