CVE-2019-16392 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in SPIP login form allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via error messages, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

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
Available

What is CVE-2019-16392?

CVE-2019-16392 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 17 Sep 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

SPIP before 3.1.11 and 3.2 before 3.2.5 allows prive/formulaires/login.php XSS via error messages.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16392?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Spip Spip.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16392?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2019-16392 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-16392, GHSA-6j3r-8pmv-5j3p, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16392.

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