Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting jakarta-commons-httpclient package, versions <1:3.1-28.module+el8.1.0+3366+6dfb954c


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.67% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-JAKARTACOMMONSHTTPCLIENT-2087080
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed29 May 2018

Introduced: 29 May 2018

CVE-2018-14040  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 jakarta-commons-httpclient to version 1:3.1-28.module+el8.1.0+3366+6dfb954c or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jakarta-commons-httpclient package and not the jakarta-commons-httpclient package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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