CVE-2019-19288 — A vulnerability has been identified in XHQ (All Versions < 6

A vulnerability has been identified in XHQ (All Versions < 6.1). The web interface could allow Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks if unsuspecting users are tricked into accessing a malicious link.

01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability has been identified in XHQ (All Versions < 6.1). The web interface could allow Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks if unsuspecting users are tricked into accessing a malicious link.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Siemens	XHQ	All Versions < 6.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2020-12-14T21:05:18.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T02:09:39.651Z

09References

• cert-portal.siemens.com — https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-712690.pdf