CVE-2019-16665 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in ThinkSAAS allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via crafted SVG documents in comments.

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-2019-16665?

CVE-2019-16665 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 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

An issue was discovered in ThinkSAAS 2.91. There is XSS via the content to the index.php?app=group&ac=comment&ts=do&js=1 URI, as demonstrated by a crafted SVG document in the SRC attribute of an EMBED element.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16665?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Thinksaas Thinksaas.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16665?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16665 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-2019-16665 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16665 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xvfh-76gf-fgxq.

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