CVE-2019-5286
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 · uneditedThere is a reflection XSS vulnerability in the HedEx products. Remote attackers send malicious links to users and trick users to click. Successfully exploit cloud allow the attacker to initiate XSS attacks. Affects HedEx Lite versions earlier than V200R006C00SPC007.
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 reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Huawei's HedEx Lite document management product. Attackers craft malicious links containing JavaScript payloads that get reflected back to users when they click the link, allowing execution of arbitrary scripts in the victim'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< v200r006c00spc007CVSS 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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Identify HedEx Lite installationLocate HedEx Lite installation directories or check for running processes named 'HedEx' or 'hedex' on the systemAffected if HedEx Lite is not installed on the system, this CVE does not apply
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Determine installed versionCheck the version information in the application installation directory, typically in an 'about', 'version', or configuration file, or access the application's help > about dialogAffected if Version is present but cannot be determined or is below v200r006c00spc007
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Compare version to affected rangeCompare the identified version string against the vulnerable range: versions earlier than v200r006c00spc007Affected if Installed version is < v200r006c00spc007, indicating the unpatched version is in use
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Verify web interface accessibilityIf HedEx Lite includes a web component, confirm whether the web interface is network-accessible or exposed to usersAffected if The web interface is accessible and the installed version is < v200r006c00spc007
The environment is affected if Huawei HedEx Lite is installed and the version is earlier than v200r006c00spc007, making the reflected XSM vulnerability present and potentially exploitable.
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 dataUpgrade HedEx Lite to version V200R006C00SPC007 or later, which contains the security patch for this vulnerability.
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- Implementation6.0 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.
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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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