XSS in Labkey Server

CVE-2019-9758

An issue was discovered in LabKey Server 19.1.0. The display name of a user is vulnerable to stored XSS that can execute on administrators from security/permissions.view, security/addUsers.view, or wiki/Administration/page.view in the admin panel, leading to privilege escalation.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.010 (60.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9758?
CVE-2019-9758 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Labkey Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-9758?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-9758 known to be exploited?
7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.