CVE-2020-28919
Publication date 15 January 2022
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
A stored cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Checkmk 1.6.0x prior to 1.6.0p19 allows an authenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript via a javascript: URL in a view title.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| check-mk | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
Notes
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fix 1.6.0p19: https://github.com/tribe29/checkmk/commit/87ceb966b1ae46947b696232af84a4f9f0ab74e1 fix 1.6.0p19: https://github.com/tribe29/checkmk/commit/fdc83feb6afa04ad48a6de5e211322850470a86f fix 2.0.0i1: https://github.com/tribe29/checkmk/commit/c00f450f884d8a229b7d8ab3f0452ed802a1ae04 fix 2.0.0i1: https://github.com/tribe29/checkmk/commit/e7fd8e4c90be490e4293ec91804d00ec01af5ca6
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.4 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
References
Other references
- https://checkmk.com/check_mk-werks.php?werk_id=11501
- https://emacsninja.com/posts/cve-2020-28919-stored-xss-in-checkmk-160p18.html
- https://github.com/tribe29/checkmk/commit/c00f450f884d8a229b7d8ab3f0452ed802a1ae04
- https://github.com/tribe29/checkmk/commit/e7fd8e4c90be490e4293ec91804d00ec01af5ca6
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28919