Cross-site scripting in Bludit

This security advisory describes one low risk vulnerability.


1) DOM-based cross-site scripting


Severity: Low


CVSSv3: 5.6 [CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:C] [PCI]


CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13889


CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')


Exploit availability: No


Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.


The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed to the showAlert() in the administration panel. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.


Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.


Vulnerable software versions

Bludit: 3.12.0


CPE
External links

https://github.com/bludit/bludit/issues/1205


Q & A


Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?


Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.


Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?


No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.




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