# CVE-2019-19003: ABB eSOMS: HTTPOnly flag not set

> Missing HTTPOnly flag in ABB eSOMS allows JavaScript access to cookies, potentially facilitating Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-96cj-23g7-5gr2

## What is CVE-2019-19003?

CVE-2019-19003 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ABB eSOMS, published on 2 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

For ABB eSOMS versions 4.0 to 6.0.2, the HTTPOnly flag is not set. This can allow Javascript to access the cookie contents, which in turn might enable Cross Site Scripting.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-16

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19003?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hitachienergy Esoms.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-19003?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-19003 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19003 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ABB eSOMS

- [CVE-2018-14805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14805/): Auth bypass in ABB eSOMS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-19094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19094/): ABB eSOMS: SQL injection vulnerability (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2021-35527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35527/): Password Autocomplete Vulnerability in Hitachi ABB Power Grids eSOMS Application (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-26845](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26845/): eSOMS Report Function Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-19000](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19000/): eSOMS Cachecontrol (Pragma) HTTP Header (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-19003 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-19003 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ABB eSOMS, published on 2 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19003 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ABB eSOMS. 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-2019-19003/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19003/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-19003
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19003
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-19003

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19003/
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