CVE-2019-16687 Dolibarr Cross-site Scripting in a User Profile in a Signature section

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

A stored XSS vulnerability in Dolibarr allows users with specific privileges to inject scripts, leading to code execution and privilege escalation.

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-2019-16687?

CVE-2019-16687 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 Profile in a Signature section to card.php. A user with the "Create/modify other users, groups and permissions" privilege can inject script and can also achieve privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16687?

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-2019-16687?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16687 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-2019-16687 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16687 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m9q9-4m25-23gc, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16687.

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