CVE-2019-18207
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 · uneditedIn Zucchetti InfoBusiness before and including 4.4.1, an authenticated user can inject client-side code due to improper validation of the Title field in the InfoBusiness Web Component. The payload will be triggered every time a user browses the reports page.
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 confidenceThis is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Zucchetti InfoBusiness. An authenticated user can inject malicious JavaScript code into the Title field of the InfoBusiness Web Component. Because the input is not properly validated or sanitized, the payload is stored and executes in the browsers of other users whenever they browse the reports page.
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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<= 4.4.1CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Identify Zucchetti InfoBusiness installation and versionCheck your application's version information, typically found in the administration panel, about page, or the application header/footer. Look for build or version numbers in the web interface or configuration files.Affected if The installed version is Zucchetti Infobusiness 4.4.1 or any earlier version (4.x.x <= 4.4.1)
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Verify the InfoBusiness Web Component is accessibleNavigate to or enumerate the InfoBusiness Web Component module in your Zucchetti deployment. Confirm the web component is enabled and accessible to authenticated users.Affected if The InfoBusiness Web Component is enabled and reachable by authenticated users in your environment
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Locate the Title field in the InfoBusiness Web ComponentAccess the report creation or editing interface within the InfoBusiness Web Component. Identify the input field labeled 'Title' where report titles can be entered.Affected if The Title input field exists and accepts user-supplied text for storing in reports
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Inspect stored data for potential malicious payloadsQuery the database or examine the reports listing page for any existing entries in the Title field that contain script tags (<script>), javascript: URIs, or other XSS vectors such as onload, onerror, or event handlers in HTML attributes.Affected if Stored XSS payloads are present in the Title field of any InfoBusiness report
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Check application logs for XSS attempt indicatorsReview web application firewall (WAF) logs, access logs, or security event logs for patterns indicating XSS exploitation attempts targeting the Title field parameter.Affected if Logs show exploitation attempts against the Title field parameter
You are affected if you are running Zucchetti Infobusiness version 4.4.1 or earlier AND the InfoBusiness Web Component with its Title field is accessible to authenticated users, as the lack of input validation on that field allows stored JavaScript execution.
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 dataImplement proper input validation and output encoding/sanitization for the Title field to prevent script injection. Additionally, configure Content Security Policy (CSP) headers to provide defense-in-depth against XSS attacks.
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