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CVE-2019-11881

A vulnerability exists in Rancher before 2.2.4 in the login component, where the errorMsg parameter can be tampered to display arbitrary content, filtering tags but not special characters or symbols. There's no other limitation of the message, allowing malicious users to lure legitimate users to visit phishing sites with scare tactics, e.g., displaying a "This version of Rancher is outdated,…

Severity
Medium 4.7
Published
10 Jun 2019
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2% in the next 30 daysHigher than 80% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
Attacker can
Change some data
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
Sources
NVD

Description

A vulnerability exists in Rancher before 2.2.4 in the login component, where the errorMsg parameter can be tampered to display arbitrary content, filtering tags but not special characters or symbols. There's no other limitation of the message, allowing malicious users to lure legitimate users to visit phishing sites with scare tactics, e.g., displaying a "This version of Rancher is outdated, please visit https://malicious.rancher.site/upgrading" message.

From NVD.

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
RancherServers and applications · cpe:a:suse:rancher
  • Version 2.1.4

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11881
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11881