Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting javassist package, versions <0:3.18.1-8.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-JAVASSIST-3298271
  • 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 javassist to version 0:3.18.1-8.module+el8.3.0+74+855e3f5d or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2020:4847.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream javassist package and not the javassist 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