Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting bea-stax package, versions <0:1.2.0-16.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-BEASTAX-3298239
  • published3 Feb 2023
  • disclosed28 May 2021

Introduced: 28 May 2021

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 bea-stax to version 0:1.2.0-16.module+el8.3.0+53+ea062990 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2020:4847.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bea-stax package and not the bea-stax package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 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

version 3.1