# CVE-2019-9758: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Stored XSS in LabKey Server allows attackers to execute scripts in admin views, leading to privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Oct 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9p84-432r-pr72

## What is CVE-2019-9758?

CVE-2019-9758 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in LabKey Server 19.1.0. The display name of a user is vulnerable to stored XSS that can execute on administrators from security/permissions.view, security/addUsers.view, or wiki/Administration/page.view in the admin panel, leading to privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9758?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Labkey Labkey Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-9758?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9758 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-9758 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9758 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-9926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9926/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-9757](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9757/): XML external entity in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-3911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3911/): Cross-site scripting in LabKey Server Community Edition (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-3912](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3912/): Open redirect in LabKey Server Community Edition (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-3913](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3913/): Command injection in LabKey Server Community Edition (medium 4.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-9758 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-9758 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9758 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9758/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9758/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9758
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9758
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-9758

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9758/
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