CVE-2019-11454

Public Exploit

Description

Persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) in http/cervlet.c in Tildeslash Monit before 5.25.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to introduce arbitrary JavaScript via manipulation of an unsanitized user field of the Authorization header for HTTP Basic Authentication, which is mishandled during an _viewlog operation.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.54% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/328f60773057641c4b2075fab9820145e95b728c third party advisory patch
https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/1a8295eab6815072a18019b668fe084945b751f3 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/dzflack/exploits/blob/master/unix/monit_xss.py third party advisory exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00028.html third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3971-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L475QJMFFI2QV5QEHAKKPVX6QX6ECUL6/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HZQDHRSKTEX5MSYXNCGFTUSFGANBARHX/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00018.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11454?
CVE-2019-11454 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-11454?
To fix CVE-2019-11454, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-11454 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-11454 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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