CVE-2019-2431 Cross-site scripting in Argus Safety

Medium 6.1 Published 16 Jan 2019 Updated 2 Oct 2024

An unauthenticated attacker can modify critical data in Oracle Argus Safety via a cross-site scripting vulnerability requiring user interaction.

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-2019-2431?

CVE-2019-2431 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Argus Safety, published on 16 Jan 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

Vulnerability in the Oracle Argus Safety component of Oracle Health Sciences Applications (subcomponent: Console). Supported versions that are affected are 8.1 and 8.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Argus Safety. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Argus Safety, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Argus Safety accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.1 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2431?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Argus Safety.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2431?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2431 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-2019-2431 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-79fq-mmpm-m9rf.