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Insecure Default Initialization of Resource Affecting stax-ex package, versions <0:1.7.7-8.module+el8.0.0+5231+3e842911

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.01% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-STAXEX-2535374
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 May 2018
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Introduced: 16 May 2018

CVE-2018-8014  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1188  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 stax-ex to version 0:1.7.7-8.module+el8.0.0+5231+3e842911 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-1529.

NVD Description

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

The defaults settings for the CORS filter provided in Apache Tomcat 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.8, 8.5.0 to 8.5.31, 8.0.0.RC1 to 8.0.52, 7.0.41 to 7.0.88 are insecure and enable 'supportsCredentials' for all origins. It is expected that users of the CORS filter will have configured it appropriately for their environment rather than using it in the default configuration. Therefore, it is expected that most users will not be impacted by this issue.

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