CVE-2019-3501 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Cross-site scripting in MyBB OUGC Awards plugin allows attackers to inject scripts via crafted award reasons, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-3501?
CVE-2019-3501 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jan 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The OUGC Awards plugin before 1.8.19 for MyBB allows XSS via a crafted award reason that is mishandled on the awards page or in a user profile.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3501?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ougc Awards Project Ougc Awards.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3501?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3501 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-2019-3501 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3501 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7hf9-3q78-wpmp.