Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting velocity package, versions <0:1.7-24.module+el8.1.0+3366+6dfb954c


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-VELOCITY-2084984
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Feb 2020

Introduced: 3 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-1721  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 velocity to version 0:1.7-24.module+el8.1.0+3366+6dfb954c or higher.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in the Key Recovery Authority (KRA) Agent Service in pki-core 10.10.5 where it did not properly sanitize the recovery ID during a key recovery request, enabling a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could trick an authenticated victim into executing specially crafted Javascript code.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1