CVE-2019-12362 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in EmpireCMS allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the HTTP Referer header.

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-2019-12362?

CVE-2019-12362 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 May 2019. 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

EmpireCMS 7.5.0 has XSS via the HTTP Referer header to e/member/doaction.php.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12362?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Phome Empirecms.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12362?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12362 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-2019-12362 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12362 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cwx3-h7cf-3jpw.

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