SB2023111477 - Fedora 40 update for rust-cargo, rust-cargo-c, rust-cargo-credential, rust-cargo-credential-libsecret, rust-cbindgen, rust-cbindgen0.24, rust-crates-io, rust-git2-curl



SB2023111477 - Fedora 40 update for rust-cargo, rust-cargo-c, rust-cargo-credential, rust-cargo-credential-libsecret, rust-cbindgen, rust-cbindgen0.24, rust-crates-io, rust-git2-curl

Published: November 14, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023111477
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40030)

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:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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 downloading Rust project dependencies with Cargo. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.