CVE-2019-7438 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the JioFi 4G M2S web interface via the mask parameter, 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-2019-7438?

CVE-2019-7438 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 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

cgi-bin/qcmap_web_cgi on JioFi 4G M2S 1.0.2 devices has XSS and HTML injection via the mask POST parameter.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7438?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jio Jiofi 4g M2s Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-7438?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7438 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-2019-7438 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7438 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9j75-r65g-wv9g.

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