Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting prometheus package, versions <2.7.1+ds-1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published10 Aug 2025
- disclosed26 Mar 2019
Introduced: 26 Mar 2019
CVE-2019-3826 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:14 prometheus to version 2.7.1+ds-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream prometheus package and not the prometheus package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:14 relevant fixed versions and status.
A stored, DOM based, cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in Prometheus before version 2.7.1. An attacker could exploit this by convincing an authenticated user to visit a crafted URL on a Prometheus server, allowing for the execution and persistent storage of arbitrary scripts.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-3826
- https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/commit/62e591f9
- https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/5163
- https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2019-4297
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48d5019bd42e0770f7e5351e420a63a41ff1f16924942442c6aff6a8@%3Ccommits.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8e3f7da12bf5750b0a02e69a78a61073a2ac950eed7451ce70a65177@%3Ccommits.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf2a0d94c3b5b523aeff7741ae71347415276062811b687f30ea6573@%3Ccommits.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-3826
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-3826
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r48d5019bd42e0770f7e5351e420a63a41ff1f16924942442c6aff6a8%40%3Ccommits.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8e3f7da12bf5750b0a02e69a78a61073a2ac950eed7451ce70a65177%40%3Ccommits.zookeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rdf2a0d94c3b5b523aeff7741ae71347415276062811b687f30ea6573%40%3Ccommits.zookeeper.apache.org%3E