CVE-2020-26211

Cross-Site Scripting in BookStack

State
Published
Severity
7.7 High
Published
Nov 3, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Reserved
Oct 1, 2020

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Description

In BookStack before version 0.30.4, a user with permissions to edit a page could insert JavaScript code through the use of `javascript:` URIs within a link or form which would run, within the context of the current page, when clicked or submitted. Additionally, a user with permissions to edit a page could insert a particular meta tag which could be used to silently redirect users to a alternative location upon visit of a page. Dangerous content may remain in the database but will be removed before being displayed on a page. If you think this could have been exploited the linked advisory provides a SQL query to test. As a workaround without upgrading, page edit permissions could be limited to only those that are trusted until you can upgrade although this will not address existing exploitation of this vulnerability. The issue is fixed in BookStack version 0.30.4.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-79 {"CWE-79":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')"}

Affected Products

ProductVersions
BookStackBookStackApp
  • < 0.30.4Affected

References

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