# CVE-2019-15127: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in non-administrator sessions via malicious CSV imports in REDCap, potentially leading to account takeover.

- **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:** 21 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wqjr-9mp6-f95c

## What is CVE-2019-15127?

CVE-2019-15127 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 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

REDCap before 9.3.0 allows XSS attacks against non-administrator accounts on the Data Import Tool page via a CSV data import file.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-15127?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Vanderbilt Redcap.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-15127?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-15127 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-15127 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-15127 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-38825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38825/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-26712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26712/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-42136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-42136/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2024-56310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56310/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-56311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-56311/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-15127 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-15127 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 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-2019-15127 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-2019-15127/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15127/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-15127
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15127
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-15127

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