SB2021040754 - openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for velocity-tools
Published: April 7, 2021
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13959)
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 in the default error page for VelocityView. 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.