CVE-2019-16873 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published 7 Nov 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Portainer allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users.

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-2019-16873?

CVE-2019-16873 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Nov 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

Portainer before 1.22.1 has XSS (issue 1 of 2).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16873?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Portainer Portainer.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16873?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16873 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-2019-16873 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16873 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9rhf-h2ph-4597.