CVE-2019-18923 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can serve arbitrary content via insufficient content type validation in go-camo, potentially leading to cross-site scripting attacks.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-18923?

CVE-2019-18923 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Insufficient content type validation of proxied resources in go-camo before 2.1.1 allows a remote attacker to serve arbitrary content from go-camo's origin.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18923?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Go-Camo Project Go-Camo.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18923?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18923 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-2019-18923 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18923 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jg2r-qf99-4wvr.

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