A vulnerability was found in Graphite Web. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Absolute Time Range Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 2f178f490e10efc03cd1d27c72f64ecab224eb23. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216744.
The product does not ensure or incorrectly ensures that structured messages or data are well-formed and that certain security properties are met before being read from an upstream component or sent to a downstream component.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphite | Graphite_project | - (including) | - (including) |
| Graphite-web | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Graphite-web | Ubuntu | esm-apps/bionic | * |
| Graphite-web | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Graphite-web | Ubuntu | focal | * |
| Graphite-web | Ubuntu | jammy | * |
| Graphite-web | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Graphite-web | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Graphite-web | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Graphite-web | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Graphite-web | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
If a message is malformed, it may cause the message to be incorrectly interpreted. Neutralization is an abstract term for any technique that ensures that input (and output) conforms with expectations and is “safe.” This can be done by:
This weakness typically applies in cases where the product prepares a control message that another process must act on, such as a command or query, and malicious input that was intended as data, can enter the control plane instead. However, this weakness also applies to more general cases where there are not always control implications.