Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting resteasy3.0 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-RESTEASY30-2789428
  • published14 Jan 2025
  • disclosed27 May 2021

Introduced: 27 May 2021

CVE-2020-10688  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:22.04 resteasy3.0.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream resteasy3.0 package and not the resteasy3.0 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in RESTEasy in versions before 3.11.1.Final and before 4.5.3.Final, where it did not properly handle URL encoding when the RESTEASY003870 exception occurs. An attacker could use this flaw to launch a reflected XSS attack.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1