Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting conmon package, versions <2:2.1.4-2.module+el8.9.0+90044+a34bc939

Q: How to fix?

<p>Upgrade <code>Oracle:8</code> <code>conmon</code> to version 2:2.1.4-2.module+el8.9.0+90044+a34bc939 or higher.<br>This issue was patched in <code>ELSA-2023-6938</code>.</p>

Threat Intelligence

0.05% (21^st percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-CONMON-6081285
published 23 Nov 2023
disclosed 2 Aug 2023

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Introduced: 2 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-3978 Open this link in a new tab CWE-79 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 conmon to version 2:2.1.4-2.module+el8.9.0+90044+a34bc939 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-6938.

NVD Description

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

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1

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