Improper Input Validation Affecting jakarta-el-api package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.13% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-JAKARTAELAPI-1548896
  • published31 May 2021
  • disclosed26 May 2021

Introduced: 26 May 2021

CVE-2021-28170  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:12 jakarta-el-api.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jakarta-el-api package and not the jakarta-el-api package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Jakarta Expression Language implementation 3.0.3 and earlier, a bug in the ELParserTokenManager enables invalid EL expressions to be evaluated as if they were valid.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1