SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-19901

An attacker could potentially craft a specialized description, then have an administrator execute scripting when configuring a layout, aka XSS.

MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.55%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An issue was discovered in Backdrop CMS 1.13.x before 1.13.5 and 1.14.x before 1.14.2. It doesn't sufficiently filter output when displaying certain block descriptions created by administrators. An attacker could potentially craft a specialized description, then have an administrator execute scripting when configuring a layout, aka XSS. This issue is mitigated by the fact that the attacker would be required to have the permission to create custom blocks, which is typically an administrative task.

CVSS 3.1
4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.55% probability · 44th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Affected
backdropcms/backdrop cms
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.