Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting libxml2 package, versions <2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-LIBXML2-2963051
  • published 29 Jul 2022
  • disclosed 28 Jul 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 libxml2 to version 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libxml2 package and not the libxml2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Possible cross-site scripting vulnerability in libxml after commit 960f0e2.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.1 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Changed
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    None
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SUSE

6.8 medium
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Red Hat

6.1 medium