Open Enterprise Server
CVE-2019-3490
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A DOM based XSS vulnerability has been identified in the Netstorage component of Open Enterprise Server (OES) allowing a remote attacker to execute javascript in the victims browser by tricking the. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A DOM based XSS vulnerability has been identified in the Netstorage component of Open Enterprise Server (OES) allowing a remote attacker to execute javascript in the victims browser by tricking the victim into clicking on a specially crafted link. This affects OES versions OES2015SP1, OES2018, and OES2018SP1. Older versions may be affected but were not tested as they are out of support. Affected products include: Microfocus Open Enterprise Server.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A DOM based XSS vulnerability has been identified in the Netstorage component of Open Enterprise Server (OES) allowing a remote attacker to execute javascript in the victims browser by tricking the victim into clicking on a specially crafted link. This affects OES versions OES2015SP1, OES2018, and OES2018SP1. Older versions may be affected but were not tested as they are out of support.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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