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CVE-2019-20798

An XSS issue was discovered in handler_server_info.c in Cherokee through 1.2.104. The requested URL is improperly displayed on the About page in the default configuration of the web server and its administrator panel. The XSS in the administrator panel can be used to reconfigure the server and execute arbitrary commands.

Published

2020-05-18T00:15:11.157

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:39:23.283

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.4 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	cherokee-project	cherokee	≤ 1.2.104	Yes

References

https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1227 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1227 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)