PT-2020-10768 · Cherokee · Cherokee

Mateusz Kocielski + 1 · Published 2020-05-17 · Updated 2022-11-21 · CVE-2019-20798

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.4

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cherokee versions 1.2.104 and earlier

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue was discovered in the handler server info.c file. The requested URL is improperly displayed on the About page in the default configuration of the web server and its administrator panel. This XSS issue can be used to reconfigure the server and execute arbitrary commands through the administrator panel.

Recommendations For Cherokee versions 1.2.104 and earlier, consider disabling the About page in the default configuration of the web server and its administrator panel as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the administrator panel to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-20798

Affected Products

Cherokee

References · 8

• 🔥 https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1227 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html · Exploit
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20798 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-20798 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/12128 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7666 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/3866 · Telegram Post