Description
Persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) in http/cervlet.c in Tildeslash Monit before 5.25.3 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to introduce arbitrary JavaScript via manipulation of an unsanitized user field of the Authorization header for HTTP Basic Authentication, which is mishandled during an _viewlog operation.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/1a8295eab6815072a18019b668fe084945b751f3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/328f60773057641c4b2075fab9820145e95b728cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dzflack/exploits/blob/master/unix/monit_xss.pyExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HZQDHRSKTEX5MSYXNCGFTUSFGANBARHX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L475QJMFFI2QV5QEHAKKPVX6QX6ECUL6/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3971-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/1a8295eab6815072a18019b668fe084945b751f3Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/328f60773057641c4b2075fab9820145e95b728cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dzflack/exploits/blob/master/unix/monit_xss.pyExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HZQDHRSKTEX5MSYXNCGFTUSFGANBARHX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L475QJMFFI2QV5QEHAKKPVX6QX6ECUL6/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3971-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 22, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified