CVE-2019-11291: Cross-site Scripting in RabbitMQ
3.5
CVSS Score
3.1
Basic Information
CVE ID
GHSA ID
EPSS Score
0.65741%
CWE
Published
5/24/2022
Updated
1/27/2023
KEV Status
No
Technology
Erlang
Technical Details
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Package Name | Ecosystem | Vulnerable Versions | First Patched Version |
---|---|---|---|
rabbit_common | erlang | >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.20 | 3.7.20 |
rabbit_common | erlang | >= 3.8.0, < 3.8.1 | 3.8.1 |
Vulnerability Intelligence
Miggo AI
Root Cause Analysis
The vulnerability explicitly affects federation and shovel endpoints that process
vhost/node name parameters. These ERlang
functions are core to handling management UI rendering for their respective plugins. The XSS vulnerability stems from: 1) Admin-controlled parameters being reflected in HTML responses 2) Lack of output encoding context (vhosts/node names used in HTML without escaping) 3) The functions' role in endpoint handling as part of RabbitMQ
's management plugin architecture. While exact line numbers aren't available, the combination of endpoint responsibility and parameter handling makes these functions clear candidates.