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

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.