SB2020010313 - Cross-site scripting in Zend Framework



SB2020010313 - Cross-site scripting in Zend Framework

Published: January 3, 2020 Updated: July 17, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020010313
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4451)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in Zend Framework 2.0.x before 2.0.1 when processing unspecified input to (1) Debug, (2) FeedPubSubHubbub, (3) LogFormatterXml, (4) TagCloudDecorator, (5) Uri, (6) ViewHelperHeadStyle, (7) ViewHelperNavigationSitemap, or (8) ViewHelperPlaceholderContainerAbstractStandalone, related to Escaper. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.