CVE-2019-14750 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized name fields in the installer, leading to cookie theft and session hijacking.

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-2019-14750?

CVE-2019-14750 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 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

An issue was discovered in osTicket before 1.10.7 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1. Stored XSS exists in setup/install.php. It was observed that no input sanitization was provided in the firstname and lastname fields of the application. The insertion of malicious queries in those fields leads to the execution of those queries. This can further lead to cookie stealing or other malicious actions.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14750?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Enhancesoft Osticket.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14750?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14750 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-2019-14750 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-14750 exists.

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

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wj9g-5wf3-5pxf.

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