Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting pki-javadoc package, versions <0:10.5.16-7.el7_7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PKIJAVADOC-4928267
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Feb 2020

Introduced: 3 Feb 2020

CVE-2019-10179  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 pki-javadoc to version 0:10.5.16-7.el7_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:0975.

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 vulnerability was found in all pki-core 10.x.x versions, where the Key Recovery Authority (KRA) Agent Service did not properly sanitize recovery request search page, enabling a Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker could trick an authenticated victim into executing specially crafted Javascript code.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1