XSS in Open-Audit
CVE-2018-8979
Open-AudIT Professional 2.1 has CSRF, as demonstrated by modifying a user account or inserting XSS sequences via the credentials URI.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.013 (67.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Open-audit — versions 2.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-8979?
- CVE-2018-8979 is a high-severity vulnerability in Open-Audit, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-03-25.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8979?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.