XSS in Cherokee-Project Cherokee
CVE-2019-20798
An XSS issue was discovered in handler_server_info.c in Cherokee through 1.2.104. The requested URL is improperly displayed on the About page in the default configuration of the web server and its administrator panel. The XSS in the administrator panel can be used to reconfigure the server and execute arbitrary commands.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 76.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1227 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20798?
- CVE-2019-20798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cherokee-Project Cherokee, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2020-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20798?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.