edx-platform Chemical Equation input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in edx-platform. This affects an unknown part of the component Chemical Equation Handler. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-20859. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in edx-platform (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Chemical Equation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

edx-platform before 2018-07-18 allows XSS via a response to a Chemical Equation advanced problem.

The weakness was published 07/30/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-20859 since 07/29/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entry is available at VDB-138962. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

07/18/2018 🔍
07/29/2019 +376 days 🔍
07/30/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/31/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2023 +1567 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 5b144559fbdba7ff673cc1c165aa2d343e07b6bd
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-20859 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-20859
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138965
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2019 08:11
Updated: 11/14/2023 08:47
Changes: 07/31/2019 08:11 (36), 07/15/2020 17:28 (17), 11/14/2023 08:42 (6), 11/14/2023 08:47 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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