CVE-2019-18993 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Cross-site scripting in OpenWrt firewall settings allows attackers to execute scripts in admin sessions, potentially leading to account takeover.
- 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-2019-18993?
CVE-2019-18993 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Openwrt Openwrt, published on 3 Dec 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
OpenWrt 18.06.4 allows XSS via the "New port forward" Name field to the cgi-bin/luci/admin/network/firewall/forwards URI (this can occur, for example, on a TP-Link Archer C7 device).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18993?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Openwrt Openwrt.
How do I fix CVE-2019-18993?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18993 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-2019-18993 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18993 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-vrch-pqpc-59vm.