#VU36189 Cross-site scripting in ZoneMinder - CVE-2019-6777

Vulnerability identifier: #VU36189

Vulnerability 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: CVE-2019-6777

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
ZoneMinder
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: ZoneMinder.com

Description

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

The vulnerability exists in "web/skins/classic/views/plugin.php" due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the zm/index.php?view=plugin pl parameter. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and 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

ZoneMinder: 1.32.3

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External links
https://github.com/mnoorenberghe/ZoneMinder/commit/59cc65411f02c7e39a270fda3ecb4966d7b48d41
https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder/issues/2436

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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.