Recently, two significant vulnerabilities were identified in RabbitMQ Server, tagged as CVE-2021-32718 and CVE-2021-32719. These security flaws have raised concerns due to their potential to allow attackers to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks and access sensitive information. Understanding these vulnerabilities and the measures to mitigate them is crucial for maintaining the security integrity of RabbitMQ deployments.
In RabbitMQ Server versions prior to 3.8.17, a significant security flaw was discovered that affects the management UI. When a new user is added through the management interface, their name is included in a confirmation message. However, this name was not adequately sanitized to prevent the insertion of malicious