CVE-2019-11281: RabbitMQ XSS attack

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Pivotal RabbitMQ, versions prior to v3.7.18, and RabbitMQ for PCF, versions 1.15.x prior to 1.15.13, versions 1.16.x prior to 1.16.6, and versions 1.17.x prior to 1.17.3, contain two components, the virtual host limits page, and the federation management UI, which do not properly sanitize user input. A remote authenticated malicious user with administrative access could craft a cross site scripting attack that would gain access to virtual hosts and policy management information.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 9.0
Fedoraproject Fedora: 30, 31
Pivotal RabbitMQ: before 3.7.18; from 1.15.0 before 1.15.13; from 1.16.0 before 1.16.6; from 1.17.0 before 1.17.3 — fixed in 1.15.13, 1.16.6, 1.17.3, 3.7.18
OpenStack: 15
RedHat Openstack For Ibm Power: 15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Pivotal RabbitMQ 1.15.13, 1.16.6, 1.17.3, 3.7.18. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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