CVE-2019-16686 Dolibarr Cross-site Scripting in a User Note section

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can inject malicious scripts into user notes to compromise admin accounts in Dolibarr.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2019-16686?

CVE-2019-16686 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm, published on 27 Sep 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

Dolibarr 9.0.5 has stored XSS in a User Note section to note.php. A user with no privileges can inject script to attack the admin.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16686?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including dolibarr/dolibarr. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
dolibarr/dolibarr PackagistAll versionsNone
dolibarr/dolibarr PackagistAll versionsNone

Products include Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16686?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16686 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-2019-16686 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16686 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m44p-cfwj-wwr6, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16686.

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