PT-2018-9414 · Galaxy · Galaxy

Published 2018-06-26 · Updated 2022-05-14 · CVE-2018-1000516

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 Galaxy Project Galaxy versions prior to v14.10.1

Description The issue concerns improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing for cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. This can enable a malicious user to execute arbitrary JavaScript code by creating a URL that, when opened by a Galaxy user or administrator, injects JavaScript code. The attack is exploitable when the victim interacts with a component on the page containing the injected code.

Recommendations For Galaxy Project Galaxy versions prior to v14.10.1, update to version v14.10.1 or v15.01 to resolve the issue.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-1000516

GHSA-QQR6-VM23-M488

PYSEC-2018-149

Affected Products

Galaxy

References · 7

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1000516 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000516 · Security Note
• https://galaxyproject.org/archive/dev-news-briefs/2015-01-13/#security · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2018-149 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-qqr6-vm23-m488 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy · Note
• https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/galaxy-app/PYSEC-2018-149.yaml · Note