CVE-2019-20378 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published 11 Jan 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ganglia Web Frontend allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via the header.php ce parameter.

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: Available

What is CVE-2019-20378?

CVE-2019-20378 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jan 2020. 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

ganglia-web (aka Ganglia Web Frontend) through 3.7.5 allows XSS via the header.php ce parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20378?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (8)

`ganglia-web` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS	All versions	`3.7.5-150000.4.3.1`
`ganglia-web` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS	All versions	`3.7.5-150000.4.3.1`
`ganglia-web` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS	All versions	`3.7.5-150200.3.3.1`
`ganglia-web` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS	All versions	`3.7.5-150200.3.3.1`
`ganglia-web` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS	All versions	`3.7.5-150000.4.3.1`
`ganglia-web` SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS	All versions	`3.7.5-150000.4.3.1`
`ganglia-web` SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12	All versions	`3.7.5-3.8.1`
`ganglia-web` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	All versions	`3.7.5-2.1`

Products include Ganglia Ganglia-Web.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20378?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2019-20378 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20378 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20378, GHSA-fwwm-g9v9-26x8, SUSE-SU-2022:3895-1, SUSE-SU-2022:4243-1, SUSE-SU-2022:4244-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-20378 and 1 more.