SB2020021330 - Security update for third-party components in Apache Avro
Published: February 13, 2020
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) OS command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16042)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user supplied input. A remote unauthenticated attacker can submit specially crafted data to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands.
2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17632)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when displaying error message. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in 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.