Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting pki-javadoc package, versions <0:10.5.9-15.el7_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PKIJAVADOC-4926364
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Mar 2021

Introduced: 2 Mar 2021

CVE-2020-25715  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 pki-javadoc to version 0:10.5.9-15.el7_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:0819.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pki-javadoc package and not the pki-javadoc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in pki-core 10.9.0. A specially crafted POST request can be used to reflect a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) attack to inject code into the search query form which can get automatically executed. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.

CVSS Scores

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