CVE-2019-5314 Cross-site scripting in Aruba Mobility Controllers

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts or split HTTP responses via URL parameters in ArubaOS web components, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2019-5314?

CVE-2019-5314 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Arubanetworks Arubaos, published on 13 Sep 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

Some web components in the ArubaOS software are vulnerable to HTTP Response splitting (CRLF injection) and Reflected XSS. An attacker would be able to accomplish this by sending certain URL parameters that would trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5314?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Arubanetworks Arubaos.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5314?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5314 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-2019-5314 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5314 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Arubanetworks Arubaos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-869g-gwxw-f53m.

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