Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting toolbox package, versions <0:0.0.99.4-5.module+el8.9.0+19656+a0b7daeb


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-TOOLBOX-6058765
  • published15 Nov 2023
  • disclosed2 Aug 2023

Introduced: 2 Aug 2023

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 toolbox to version 0:0.0.99.4-5.module+el8.9.0+19656+a0b7daeb or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream toolbox package and not the toolbox 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