CVE-2019-13407 Advan VD-1 has a reflected XSS vulnerability in page cgibin/ssi.cgi

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Reflected XSS in Advan VD-1 firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via unescaped error messages in the ssi.cgi page.

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-2019-13407?

CVE-2019-13407 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in AndroVideo Advan VD-1 firmware, published on 29 Aug 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

A XSS found in Advan VD-1 firmware versions up to 230. VD-1 responses a path error message when a requested resource was not found in page cgibin/ssi.cgi. It leads to a reflected XSS because the error message does not escape properly.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13407?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Androvideo Vd 1 Firmware, Geovision Gv-Vd8700 Firmware, Geovision Gv-Vr360 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13407?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13407 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-2019-13407 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13407 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-452c-mgc8-crh5.

Is CVE-2019-13407 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free