CVE-2019-9537
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: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in uploaditem.asp of Telos Automated Message Handling System allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary script into an AMHS session. This issue affects: Telos Automated Message Handling System versions prior to 4.1.5.5.
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 confidenceA Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in uploaditem.asp of Telos Automated Message Handling System. The application fails to properly sanitize user input, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript into AMHS sessions. This is a classic input validation failure where malicious scripts can be executed in the context of legitimate user sessions.
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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< 4.1.5.5CVSS 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:3.1/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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Confirm Telos AMHS is deployedIdentify if the Telos Automated Message Handling System application is running on your network or accessible via web browser. Look for the application's web interface or check running services on servers that host AMHS.Affected if Telos AMHS is installed and accessible in your environment
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Identify the installed versionAccess the AMHS administrative interface or check the application files to determine the version number. Compare it against the affected range of versions prior to 4.1.5.5.Affected if The installed version is lower than 4.1.5.5
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Locate the uploaditem.asp fileCheck if the uploaditem.asp file exists in the web-accessible directories of your AMHS installation. This is typically found in the web application's root or scripts folder.Affected if The uploaditem.asp file exists in a web-accessible location
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Verify web access to uploaditem.aspAttempt to access the uploaditem.asp page via HTTP/HTTPS request to confirm it is reachable. This XSS vulnerability requires the page to be web-accessible for the flaw to be exploitable.Affected if The uploaditem.asp page responds to web requests and accepts user input
Your environment is affected if Telos AMHS version is below 4.1.5.5 and the uploaditem.asp page is web-accessible and accepts user-supplied input.
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 data4.1.5.5
Upgrade to Telos AMHS version 4.1.5.5 or later. Until the upgrade is applied, implement output encoding and input validation on the uploaditem.asp page to prevent script injection.
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