Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting eap7-resteasy-yaml-provider package, versions <0:3.6.1-5.SP5_redhat_00001.1.el8eap


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-EAP7RESTEASYYAMLPROVIDER-5320408
  • published30 Mar 2023
  • disclosed10 Jun 2019

Introduced: 10 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-3872  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 eap7-resteasy-yaml-provider to version 0:3.6.1-5.SP5_redhat_00001.1.el8eap or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1421.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream eap7-resteasy-yaml-provider package and not the eap7-resteasy-yaml-provider package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was found that a SAMLRequest containing a script could be processed by Picketlink versions shipped in Jboss Application Platform 7.2.x and 7.1.x. An attacker could use this to send a malicious script to achieve cross-site scripting and obtain unauthorized information or conduct further attacks.