XSS in Oracle Mojarra
CVE-2013-5855
Oracle Mojarra 2.2.x before 2.2.6 and 2.1.x before 2.1.28 does not perform appropriate encoding when a (1) <h:outputText> tag or (2) EL expression is used after a scriptor style block, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via application-specific vectors.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oracle Mojarra — versions 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0765.html (vendor-advisory)
- h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Security-Research-Blog/JSF-outputText-tag-the-good-the…
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0675.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2014-0012.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0720.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/65600 (vdb-entry)
- java.net/jira/browse/JAVASERVERFACES_SPEC_PUBLIC-1258
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534161/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2014-1972956.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-5855?
- CVE-2013-5855 is a vulnerability in Oracle Mojarra, classified under Cross-site Scripting. Published 2014-07-17.
- Is CVE-2013-5855 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.