Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting container-tools:rhel8/containernetworking-plugins package, versions <1:1.3.0-4.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-CONTAINERTOOLS-6089498
  • published27 Nov 2023
  • disclosed7 Nov 2023

Introduced: 7 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-3978  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 container-tools:rhel8/containernetworking-plugins to version 1:1.3.0-4.module_el8.9.0+3643+9234dc3b or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:6939.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream container-tools:rhel8/containernetworking-plugins package and not the container-tools:rhel8/containernetworking-plugins package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Text nodes not in the HTML namespace are incorrectly literally rendered, causing text which should be escaped to not be. This could lead to an XSS attack.

CVSS Scores

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