CVE-2019-11881: Medium severity suse rancher vulnerability

Published Jun 10, 2019
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Updated

A vulnerability exists in Rancher 2.1.4 in the login component, where the errorMsg parameter can be tampered to display arbitrary content, filtering tags but not special characters or symbols. There's no other limitation of the message, allowing malicious users to lure legitimate users to visit phishing sites with scare tactics, e.g., displaying a "This version of Rancher is outdated, please visit https://malicious.rancher.site/upgrading" message.

PoC 1. Access the following endpoint on any Rancher instance up to 2.1.4: https://RANCHER:PORT/login?errorMsg=%68%74%74%70%73%3a%2f%2f%77%77%77%2e%6f%77%61%73%70%2e%6f%72%67%2f%69%6e%64%65%78%2e%70%68%70%2f%57%65%62%5f%50%61%72%61%6d%65%74%65%72%5f%54%61%6d%70%65%72%69%6e%67

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Other sources

A vulnerability exists in Rancher 2.1.4 in the login component, where the errorMsg parameter can be tampered to display arbitrary content, filtering tags but not special characters or symbols. There's no other limitation of the message, allowing malicious users to lure legitimate users to visit phishing sites with scare tactics, e.g., displaying a "This version of Rancher is outdated, please visit https://malicious.rancher.site/upgrading" message.

A vulnerability exists in Rancher before 2.2.4 in the login component, where the errorMsg parameter can be tampered to display arbitrary content, filtering tags but not special characters or symbols. There's no other limitation of the message, allowing malicious users to lure legitimate users to visit phishing sites with scare tactics, e.g., displaying a "This version of Rancher is outdated, please visit https://malicious.rancher.site/upgrading" message.

MITRE

Affected Software

2 affected components
go/github.com/rancher/rancher<=2.1.4
SUSE rancher=2.1.4

Event History

Jun 10, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:35 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:35 PM
Description
May 24, 2022
Advisory Published
via GitHub·04:47 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2019-11881?

CVE-2019-11881 is a vulnerability in Rancher 2.1.4 in the login component where the errorMsg parameter can be tampered to display arbitrary content.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-11881?

The severity of CVE-2019-11881 is medium with a severity value of 4.7.

3

How does CVE-2019-11881 affect Rancher 2.1.4?

CVE-2019-11881 affects Rancher 2.1.4 in the login component, allowing the errorMsg parameter to be tampered with.

4

How can CVE-2019-11881 be exploited?

CVE-2019-11881 can be exploited by malicious users tampering with the errorMsg parameter in the login component of Rancher 2.1.4.

5

Are there any references or resources available for CVE-2019-11881?

Yes, there are references available for CVE-2019-11881. You can find them at: https://github.com/MauroEldritch/VanCleef and https://github.com/rancher/rancher/issues/20216

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