XSS in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE-2020-10688
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (72.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
- Red Hat Fuse — versions 1.0
- Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform — versions 7.3, 7.4
- Red Hat Openshift Application Runtimes
- Red Hat Resteasy
- Resteasy — versions resteasy 3.11.1.Final, resteasy 4.5.3.Final
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/issues/7248 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- issues.redhat.com/browse/RESTEASY-2519 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210706-0008/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-10688?
- CVE-2020-10688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-05-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-10688?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.