Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting mod_auth_mellon package, versions <0:0.13.1-1.5.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-MODAUTHMELLON-1711291
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed13 Mar 2017

Introduced: 13 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-6807  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 mod_auth_mellon to version 0:0.13.1-1.5.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2018-968.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mod_auth_mellon package and not the mod_auth_mellon package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

mod_auth_mellon before 0.13.1 is vulnerable to a Cross-Site Session Transfer attack, where a user with access to one web site running on a server can copy their session cookie to a different web site on the same server to get access to that site.