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)
EPSS: 0.014 (70.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 6.0, 7.0, 8.0
- Redhat Fuse — versions 1.0
- Redhat Jboss_enterprise_application_platform — versions 7.3, 7.4
- Redhat Openshift_application_runtimes
- Redhat Resteasy
- N/a Resteasy — versions resteasy 3.11.1.Final, resteasy 4.5.3.Final
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.