Cross-site scripting in curl (Alpine package)



Published: 2019-02-06
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-3823
CWE-ID CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		curl (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU33489

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3823

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

X-Pack Machine Learning versions before 6.2.4 and 5.6.9 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Users with manage_ml permissions could create jobs containing malicious data as part of their configuration that could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other ML users viewing the results of the jobs.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

curl (Alpine package): 7.63.0-r0

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9a196002b469339f47b2d93361aced8256aa4dce
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8cf4c8d1fc7898a590a8df46d139785baba40576


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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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