Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-10314 is a cross-site scripting issue in Open-AudIT Community 2.2.0. A remote attacker could cause the application to display attacker-controlled script or HTML through a crafted component name in the audit scripts download area. Business risk depends on who can reach the Open-AudIT web interface and what privileges their browser session has.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or broadly accessible Open-AudIT instances. If the tool is internal and admin-only, handle through normal vulnerability management but still verify version and vendor guidance promptly.
Technical view
The CVE describes XSS in Open-AudIT Community 2.2.0, demonstrated in Discover -> Audit Scripts -> List Scripts -> Download, involving a crafted component name and the action parameter. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, authentication requirements, patch version, or vendor remediation detail.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Open-AudIT Community 2.2.0. Risk is higher where the Open-AudIT web interface is reachable by untrusted users or exposed beyond trusted administration networks.
Exploitation context
The record references a public Exploit-DB entry, so proof-of-concept information appears public. However, the bundle marks KEV as false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The evidence is narrow: affected version, XSS class, impacted workflow, and public exploit reference are known. Authentication requirements, exact affected code path, patch level, and CVSS are not provided in the bundle, so avoid over-scoping without vendor or local validation.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any Open-AudIT Community 2.2.0 deployments.
- Check official vendor guidance for fixed versions or supported remediation.
- Restrict Open-AudIT web access to trusted administrators and networks.
- Review component and script names for unexpected HTML or script content.
- Treat suspicious stored content as potentially malicious until reviewed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed Open-AudIT Community version on each instance.
- Review whether the audit scripts download area is reachable by untrusted users.
- Inspect stored component names for unexpected markup or script-like content.
- After remediation, confirm user-controlled names render as text, not executable HTML.
- Review access logs for unusual activity around audit scripts download pages.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lUHMAOnbQUfh_yBGdBB1x9n0QdVGeP9Tggu9auqpXNo/edit?usp=sharingCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- 44613CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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