CVE-2019-12724 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

A stored XSS vulnerability in the GLPI News plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the name parameter, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2019-12724?

CVE-2019-12724 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jul 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

An issue was discovered in the Teclib News plugin through 1.5.2 for GLPI. It allows a stored XSS attack via the $_POST['name'] parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12724?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Teclib-Edition News.

How do I fix CVE-2019-12724?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12724 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-2019-12724 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12724 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vj4j-j5g4-3hfq.

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