SB2019050659 - Cross-site scripting in ruby (Alpine package)



SB2019050659 - Cross-site scripting in ruby (Alpine package)

Published: May 6, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019050659
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-8325)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing alerts in the Gem::CommandManager#run. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.