Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc package, versions <1:1.8.0.6.0-3.el8_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-JAVA180IBMJDBC-3626393
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed15 Oct 2019

Introduced: 15 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-2989  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc to version 1:1.8.0.6.0-3.el8_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:0046.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc package and not the java-1.8.0-ibm-jdbc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: Networking). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u231, 8u221, 11.0.4 and 13; Java SE Embedded: 8u221. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. While the vulnerability is in Java SE, Java SE Embedded, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: This vulnerability applies to Java deployments, typically in clients running sandboxed Java Web Start applications or sandboxed Java applets (in Java SE 8), that load and run untrusted code (e.g., code that comes from the internet) and rely on the Java sandbox for security. This vulnerability can also be exploited by using APIs in the specified Component, e.g., through a web service which supplies data to the APIs. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 6.8 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N).

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