XhqApplication · Siemens

CVE-2019-19284

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-12-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.1.0.0 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
A vulnerability has been identified in XHQ (All Versions < 6.1). The web interface could allow Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks if an attacker is able to modify content of particular web pages, causing the application to behave in unexpected ways for legitimate users.

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 confidence

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in XHQ web interface versions prior to 6.1 allows attackers who can modify content of certain web pages to inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of legitimate users viewing that content.

MitigationUpgrade to XHQ version 6.1 or later; alternatively, implement proper input validation and output encoding on the affected web page content fields to neutralize malicious script injection.

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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
XhqApplication
Affected:< 6.1.0.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify XHQ installation and version
    Locate the XHQ installation directory and check the version information file, or use the XHQ administration console to view the installed version number
    Affected if The installed version is anything less than 6.1.0.0
  2. Verify web interface accessibility
    Confirm that the XHQ web interface is accessible on the network by accessing the application's URL in a browser or via a curl/HEAD request to the web server port
    Affected if The web interface is exposed and reachable
  3. Check content modification permissions
    Review user role permissions in the XHQ administration panel to determine which users or roles can modify web page content
    Affected if Non-administrative users have the ability to create or modify web page content fields
  4. Inspect web content configuration
    Examine the XHQ web content management settings or configuration files to identify which content fields accept user input and how they are processed
    Affected if Content fields allow free-form text input without apparent sanitization

You are affected if XHQ version is below 6.1.0.0 and your web interface is accessible with users who can modify web page content.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.1.0.0 or later
Fixed in 6.1.0.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to XHQ version 6.1 or later; alternatively, implement proper input validation and output encoding on the affected web page content fields to neutralize malicious script injection.

Fix this in Xhq Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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