Cross-site scripting in Etherpad

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU54528

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: N/A

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 in the Chat component. 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

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Etherpad: 1.8.0 - 1.8.13

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:etherpad:etherpad:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/releases/tag/1.8.14
https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/commit/a7968115581e20ef47a533e030f59f830486bdfa

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.