CVE-2019-3709
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 registering vCenter servers. 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 · high confidenceIsilonSD Management Server 1.1.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the vCenter server registration functionality. A remote unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious HTML or JavaScript code through this registration interface, which executes when an admin user views the registered vCenter server data in their administrative session.
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= 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 the installed version of IsilonSD Management ServerLocate the software version information in the management console, about page, or by querying the server's system information/API (typically found in the admin UI under System > About or via CLI command 'isi version' or similar)Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.1.0
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Confirm vCenter server registration functionality is accessibleNavigate to the vCenter server registration interface in the IsilonSD Management Server admin console (typically under Settings > vCenter or Add vCenter Server)Affected if The vCenter registration interface is present and accepts user input
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Examine stored vCenter registration data for malicious scriptsAccess the vCenter server list or details page in the admin console and inspect the stored values (server name, IP address, credentials fields) for any unexpected HTML tags, script tags, or JavaScript event handlersAffected if Any vCenter registration entry contains HTML script tags, javascript: URLs, or suspicious event handlers like onload, onerror, or onmouseover
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Review admin session behavior when accessing vCenter dataOpen the vCenter server information page in an admin session and use browser developer tools to examine the page source for any executed JavaScript or unexpected DOM manipulationAffected if Injected JavaScript code executes or appears in the page DOM when viewing vCenter server data
A user is affected if the installed IsilonSD Management Server version is exactly 1.1.0 AND the vCenter registration feature contains injected malicious code that executes in admin sessions.
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 patches for IsilonSD Management Server 1.1.0. Until patched, restrict access to the vCenter registration functionality to trusted administrators only, and implement output encoding when displaying vCenter server information.
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- Review / QA1.0 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-2019-3709 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- 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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