CVE-2019-16385 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Reflected XSS in Thinfinity VirtualUI allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via malicious PDF requests.

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-2019-16385?

CVE-2019-16385 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jun 2020. 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

Cybele Thinfinity VirtualUI 2.5.17.2 allows HTTP response splitting via the mimetype parameter within a PDF viewer request, as demonstrated by an example.pdf?mimetype= substring. The victim user must load an application request to view a PDF, containing the malicious payload. This results in a reflected XSS payload being executed.

Weakness: CWE-79, CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16385?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cybelesoft Thinfinity Virtualui.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16385?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16385 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-2019-16385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8w44-q763-8j6h.

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