CVE-2019-3708
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 · uneditedIsilonSD Management Server 1.1.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability while uploading an OVA file. A remote attacker can trick an admin user to potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious HTML or JavaScript code in the context of the admin user.
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 · moderate confidenceIsilonSD Management Server 1.1.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the OVA file upload functionality. An attacker can embed malicious HTML or JavaScript code within an OVA file that, when uploaded and processed by the admin interface, executes in the context of the admin user's browser session.
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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= 1.1.0CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 IsilonSD Management Server installationLocate the installation directory or check system services for IsilonSD Management Server components. Common locations include /opt/isilon or similar vendor directories.Affected if The product IsilonSD Management Server is not installed on the system
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Verify installed version is 1.1.0Check the product version through the admin interface, command line tool, or version file in the installation directory. Compare against the affected version = 1.1.0.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.1.0
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Confirm OVA upload functionality is accessibleLog into the admin interface and navigate to the OVA file upload section, or check if the upload endpoint exists in the web application routes.Affected if The OVA upload feature is available and accessible to admin users
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Inspect uploaded OVA files for metadata handlingUpload a test OVA file and examine how the system displays or processes OVA metadata (filename, description, version fields) in the admin interface without sanitization.Affected if OOVA file metadata is displayed in the admin interface without output encoding
A user is affected if IsilonSD Management Server version 1.1.0 is installed and the OVA upload feature is accessible, allowing stored XSS via malicious OVA file metadata.
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 strict input validation and output encoding on all OVA file metadata and contents during upload and display. Sanitize or reject OVA files containing potentially executable content before processing.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-3708 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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