CVE-2019-14757: kaiostech kaios Cross-site Scripting

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-14757 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in kaiostech kaios. EPSS estimates a 0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-09-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in KaiOS 2.5 and 2.5.1. The pre-installed Contacts application is vulnerable to HTML and JavaScript injection attacks. An attacker can send a vCard file to the victim that will inject HTML into the Contacts application (assuming the victim chooses to import the file). At a bare minimum, this allows an attacker to take control over the Contacts application's UI (e.g., display a malicious prompt to the user asking them to re-enter credentials such as their KaiOS credentials to continue using the application) and also allows an attacker to abuse any of the privileges available to the mobile application.

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.