CVE-2019-5970 Cross-site scripting in Attendance Manager

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Attendance Manager application, potentially compromising user sessions or data.

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-2019-5970?

CVE-2019-5970 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SUKIMALAB.COM Attendance Manager, published on 5 Jul 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

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Attendance Manager 0.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5970?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sukimalab Attendance Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5970?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5970 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-2019-5970 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5970 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5c83-27x6-4h58.

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