Vulnerability CVE-2020-13821


Published: 2020-08-26

Description:
An issue was discovered in HiveMQ Broker Control Center 4.3.2. A crafted clientid parameter in an MQTT packet (sent to the Broker) is reflected in the client section of the management console. The attacker's JavaScript is loaded in a browser, which can lead to theft of the session and cookie of the administrator's account of the Broker.

Type:

CWE-79

(Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
3.5/10
2.9/10
6.8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Hivemq -> Broker control center 

 References:
https://payatu.com/advisory/hivemq-mqtt-broker---xss-over-mqtt
https://www.hivemq.com/downloads/download-hivemq

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