CVE-2019-11595 Code injection in n/a
Malicious filter lists can execute arbitrary code in the browser via the rewrite option when scripts are loaded through open redirects.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11595?
CVE-2019-11595 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In uBlock before 0.9.5.15, the $rewrite filter option allows filter-list maintainers to run arbitrary code in a client-side session when a web service loads a script for execution using XMLHttpRequest or Fetch, and the script origin has an open redirect.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11595?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ublockorigin Ublock Origin.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11595?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2019-11595 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11595 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq4j-49w3-ppw7.