Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting conmon package, versions <2:2.1.4-2.module+el8.9.0+19098+6e7a5e3f


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-CONMON-6058895
  • published 15 Nov 2023
  • disclosed 2 Aug 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 conmon to version 2:2.1.4-2.module+el8.9.0+19098+6e7a5e3f or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream conmon package and not the conmon package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos: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

version 3.1
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NVD

6.1 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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Red Hat

6.1 medium
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SUSE

5.4 medium