CVE-2019-14549 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

A malicious user can inject JavaScript into entity titles and breadcrumbs in EspoCRM, allowing cookie theft from other users.

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-2019-14549?

CVE-2019-14549 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 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

An issue was discovered in EspoCRM before 5.6.9. Stored XSS was executed inside the title and breadcrumb of a newly formed entity available to all the users. A malicious user can inject JavaScript in these values of an entity, thus stealing user cookies when someone visits the publicly accessible link.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14549?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Espocrm Espocrm.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14549?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14549 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-2019-14549 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14549 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-393w-9353-grv2.

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