CVE-2019-14696 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Open-School allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the student guardian creation parameter.

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-2019-14696?

CVE-2019-14696 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 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

Open-School 3.0, and Community Edition 2.3, allows XSS via the osv/index.php?r=students/guardians/create id parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14696?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Open-School Open-School.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14696?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14696 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-2019-14696 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-14696 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h5f8-834m-8293.

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