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Werk #6516: Fixed stored XSS using alert handler config

Component Alert handlers
Title Fixed stored XSS using alert handler config
Date Aug 30, 2018
Level Trivial Change
Class Security Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.6.0b1 Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
1.5.0p3 Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

A user with permission to the alert handler administration could use an alert rule to store arbitrary javascript code which would then be executed in the context of the browser of another user with permission to the alert handler administration when viewing the list of alert handlers.

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