RabbitMQ 3.8.x < 3.8.17 XSS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 234568

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Description

The version of RabbitMQ installed on the remote host is 3.8.x prior to 3.8.17. It is, therefore, affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability:

- In rabbitmq-server prior to version 3.8.17, a new user being added via management UI could lead to the user's bane being rendered in a confirmation message without proper `<script>` tag sanitization, potentially allowing for JavaScript code execution in the context of the page. (CVE-2021-32718)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to RabbitMQ version 3.8.17 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 234568

File Name: rabbitmq_3_8_17.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 4/17/2025

Updated: 4/17/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-32718

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq

Required KB Items: installed_sw/RabbitMQ

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/28/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-32718

Detections

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