Headline
CVE-2019-11281: CVE-2019-11281 | Security
Pivotal RabbitMQ, versions prior to v3.7.18, and RabbitMQ for PCF, versions 1.15.x prior to 1.15.13, versions 1.16.x prior to 1.16.6, and versions 1.17.x prior to 1.17.3, contain two components, the virtual host limits page, and the federation management UI, which do not properly sanitize user input. A remote authenticated malicious user with administrative access could craft a cross site scripting attack that would gain access to virtual hosts and policy management information.
All Vulnerability Reports
CVE-2019-11281: RabbitMQ XSS attack
Severity
Low
Vendor
Pivotal
Description
Pivotal RabbitMQ, versions prior to v3.7.18, and RabbitMQ for PCF, versions 1.15.x prior to 1.15.13, versions 1.16.x prior to 1.16.6, and versions 1.17.x prior to 1.17.3, contain two components, the virtual host limits page, and the federation management UI, which do not properly sanitize user input. A remote authenticated malicious user with administrative access could craft a cross site scripting attack that would gain access to virtual hosts and policy management information.
Affected VMware Products and Versions
Severity is low unless otherwise noted.
- RabbitMQ
- All versions prior to v3.7.18
- RabbitMQ for PCF
- 1.15 versions prior to 1.15.13
- 1.16 versions prior to 1.16.6
- 1.17 versions prior to 1.17.3
Mitigation
Users of affected versions should apply the following mitigation or upgrade. Releases that have fixed this issue include:
- RabbitMQ
- v3.7.18
- RabbitMQ for PCF
- 1.15.13
- 1.16.6
- 1.17.3
Credit
This issue was responsibly reported by Markus Alvila (@RareData).
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2019-11281
History
2019-10-14: Initial vulnerability report published.