# CVE-2019-16890: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the Halo blog platform by submitting a malicious author URL in a comment, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h2mg-9h92-64h6

## What is CVE-2019-16890?

CVE-2019-16890 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 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

Halo 1.1.0 has XSS via a crafted authorUrl in JSON data to api/content/posts/comments.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-16890?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Halo Halo.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-16890?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-16890 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-16890 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-32995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32995/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-18980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-18980/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-21522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-21522/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-21523](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-21523/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-16890 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-16890 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Sep 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-16890 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16890/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16890/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16890
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16890
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16890

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