CVE-2020-10944 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the Nomad web UI via malicious workload files, potentially compromising user sessions.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2020-10944?

CVE-2020-10944 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

HashiCorp Nomad and Nomad Enterprise up to 0.10.4 contained a cross-site scripting vulnerability such that files from a malicious workload could cause arbitrary JavaScript to execute in the web UI. Fixed in 0.10.5.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10944?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hashicorp Nomad.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10944?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10944 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-2020-10944 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10944 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10944.

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