PT-2018-15302 · Steve Pallen · Xain

Maennchen · Published 2018-12-20 · Updated 2022-04-12 · CVE-2018-20302

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Steve Pallen Xain versions prior to 0.6.2

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue was discovered, allowing for potential exploitation via the order parameter in a query. An example of a malicious request could be made to the API endpoint "http://host/ressources?order=%27>", demonstrating the vulnerability.

Recommendations For versions prior to 0.6.2, update to version 0.6.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting or sanitizing user input for the order parameter to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-20302

GHSA-5CHX-GG25-V37M

Affected Products

Xain

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/dependabot/elixir-security-advisories/blob/master/packages/xain/2018-09-03.yml · Exploit
• https://github.com/smpallen99/xain/issues/18 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20302 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-20302 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-5chx-gg25-v37m · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/smpallen99/xain · Note