CVE-2019-16688 Dolibarr stored Cross-site Scripting in an Email Template section

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

An attacker can inject malicious scripts into email templates to execute code in the context of other users, including administrators.

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-2019-16688?

CVE-2019-16688 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 an Email Template section to mails_templates.php. A user with no privileges can inject script to attack the admin. (This stored XSS can affect all types of user privilege from Admin to users with no permissions.)

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16688?

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-2019-16688?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16688 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-2019-16688 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16688 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9h46-g4c9-7976, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-16688.

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