CVE-2019-16954 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.7.0 allows HTML injection via a Comment in a Help Request ticket.

Published: 2021-01-06

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:web_help_desk:12.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-7432	SolarWinds Web Help Desk 12.7.0 allows HTML injection via a Comment in a Help Request ticket.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01327.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.solarwinds.com/SuccessCenter/s/
https://www.esecforte.com/html-injection-vulnerability-in-solarwinds-web-help-desk/
https://www.solarwinds.com/free-tools/free-help-desk-software

History

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Subscriptions

Solarwinds Web Help Desk

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-01-06T16:53:20.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:24:48.633Z

Reserved: 2019-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-16954

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-06T17:15:21.640

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:23:01.320

Link: CVE-2019-16954

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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