CVE-2019-14456 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Stored XSS in Opengear console servers allows attackers with serial access to inject scripts into logs, potentially compromising admin sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-14456?
CVE-2019-14456 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Opengear console server firmware releases prior to 4.5.0 have a stored XSS vulnerability related to serial port logging. If a malicious user of an external system (connected to a serial port on an Opengear console server) sends crafted text to a serial port (that has logging enabled), the text will be replayed when the logs are viewed. Exploiting this vulnerability requires access to the serial port and/or console server.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14456?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opengear Opengear.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14456 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-2019-14456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5v2j-jhp6-hh5c.