vulnerability

Gentoo Linux: CVE-2019-20798: Cherokee: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 18, 2020
Added
Dec 29, 2020
Modified
Mar 31, 2026

Description

An XSS issue was discovered in handler_server_info.c in Cherokee through 1.2.104. The requested URL is improperly displayed on the About page in the default configuration of the web server and its administrator panel. The XSS in the administrator panel can be used to reconfigure the server and execute arbitrary commands.

Solution

gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-servers-cherokee
Title
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