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Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting stax-ex package, versions <0:1.7.7-8.module+el8.3.0+7697+44932688

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-STAXEX-2572568
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed9 Jan 2019
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Introduced: 9 Jan 2019

CVE-2016-10735  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 stax-ex to version 0:1.7.7-8.module+el8.3.0+7697+44932688 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-4847.

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.

In Bootstrap 3.x before 3.4.0 and 4.x-beta before 4.0.0-beta.2, XSS is possible in the data-target attribute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-14041.

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