CVE-2019-14550 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript via the dashboard tab list, stealing user cookies and compromising accounts when victims edit the dashboard.

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-2019-14550?

CVE-2019-14550 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 when a victim clicks on the Edit Dashboard feature present on the Homepage. An attacker can load malicious JavaScript inside the add tab list feature, which would fire when a user clicks on the Edit Dashboard button, thus helping him steal victims' cookies (hence compromising their accounts).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14550?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Espocrm Espocrm.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14550?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14550 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-2019-14550 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14550 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cq52-x2p8-9xm8.

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