DemistoApplication · Paloaltonetworks
CVE-2019-1568
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Demisto 4.5 build 40249 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary JavaScript or HTML.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Demisto 4.5 build 40249 allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript or HTML into the application, which executes in victims' browsers when they interact with the affected page.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
DemistoApplication
= 4.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Demisto installation existsIdentify if Palo Alto Networks Demisto platform is installed and running in your environment. Check for Demisto processes, services, or web applications accessible on your network.Affected if Demisto is not installed or is not the target application
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Determine installed Demisto versionLocate and check the version information for your Demisto installation. This is typically accessible through the application web interface (often in About/Settings pages), administrative console, or installation metadata.Affected if Unable to retrieve version information
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Identify the specific build numberRetrieve the exact build number of your Demisto installation. Build information is usually displayed in the platform's web interface under system information, About section, or can be obtained from installation files and logs.Affected if Build number cannot be determined
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Compare against affected versionCompare your identified version and build against the affected range: version 4.5 with build 40249. Check if your installation matches exactly this version/build combination.Affected if Your version is NOT 4.5 build 40249 - you are not affected by this specific CVE
You are affected only if your Demisto installation is exactly version 4.5 build 40249; any other version or build is not vulnerable to this specific XSS flaw.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-provided patch or upgrade to a fixed version of Demisto beyond build 40249; implement input validation and output encoding as compensating controls if immediate patching is not feasible.
Fix this in Demisto
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-1568 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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