# CVE-2019-14669: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Stored XSS in Firefly III allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript via asset account names, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-84p6-3h2w-fwrg

## What is CVE-2019-14669?

CVE-2019-14669 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

Firefly III 4.7.17.3 is vulnerable to stored XSS due to the lack of filtration of user-supplied data in the asset account name. The JavaScript code is executed during a visit to the audit account statistics page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14669?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Firefly-Iii Firefly Iii.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-14669?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14669 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-14669 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-0298](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0298/): Incorrect Authorization in firefly-iii/firefly-iii (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-3728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3728/): Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in firefly-iii/firefly-iii (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-3730](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3730/): Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in firefly-iii/firefly-iii (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-3846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3846/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in firefly-iii/firefly-iii (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-22075](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22075/): Firefly III allows webhooks HTML Injection. (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14669 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-14669 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14669/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14669/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14669
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14669
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14669

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