VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-19836

CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.80%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-12-03
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

In Metinfo 6.1.3, include/interface/applogin.php allows setting arbitrary HTTP headers (including the Cookie header), and common.inc.php allows registering variables from the $_COOKIE value. This issue can, for example, be exploited in conjunction with CVE-2018-19835 to bypass many XSS filters such as the Chrome XSS filter.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
  • CWE-913: Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

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