CVE-2020-14333 Cross-site scripting in ovirt-engine
Reflected XSS in Ovirt Engine allows attackers to steal user cookies or impersonate users via phishing.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2020-14333?
CVE-2020-14333 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in The ovirt Project ovirt-engine, published on 18 Aug 2020. 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
A flaw was found in Ovirt Engine's web interface in ovirt 4.4 and earlier, where it did not filter user-controllable parameters completely, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting attack. This flaw allows an attacker to leverage a phishing attack, steal an unsuspecting user's cookies or other confidential information, or impersonate them within the application's context.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14333?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ovirt Ovirt-Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14333?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2020-14333 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14333 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in The ovirt Project ovirt-engine
- CVE-2013-4367 Misconfiguration in ovirt-engine
- CVE-2024-0822 Ovirt: authentication bypass
- CVE-2020-35497 Information disclosure in ovirt-engine
- CVE-2022-3193 An HTML injection/reflected Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in the ovirt-engine.
- CVE-2019-19336 Cross-site scripting in ovirt-engine
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p9q6-rx74-627c.