CVE-2020-18469 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the Copyright Text field in Rukovoditel, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

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-2020-18469?

CVE-2020-18469 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rukovoditel Rukovoditel, published on 26 Aug 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Copyright Text field found in the Application page under the Configuration menu in Rukovoditel 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a crafted website name by doing an authenticated POST HTTP request to /rukovoditel_2.4.1/index.php?module=configuration/save&redirect_to=configuration/application.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-18469?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rukovoditel Rukovoditel.

How do I fix CVE-2020-18469?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-18469 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-2020-18469 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-18469 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Rukovoditel Rukovoditel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5x8r-x7fw-hf3f.

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