CVE-2019-17578 Dolibarr Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting in Dolibarr allows attackers to inject scripts via the outgoing email setup field, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

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-2019-17578?

CVE-2019-17578 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm, published on 16 Oct 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

An issue was discovered in Dolibarr 10.0.2. It has XSS via the "outgoing email setup" feature in the admin/mails.php?action=edit URI via the "Sender email for automatic emails (default value in php.ini: Undefined)" field.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17578?

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-2019-17578?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17578 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-2019-17578 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Dolibarr Dolibarr Erp\/Crm vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9p7q-v9gp-frq4, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17578.

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