Vulnerability identifier: #VU31409
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
jsoup
Web applications /
JS libraries
Vendor: Jonathan Hedley
Description
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 jsoup before 1. 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.
Mitigation
Update to version 1.8.3.
Vulnerable software versions
jsoup: 1.8.1 - 1.8.2
External links
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/28/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76504
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258310
http://github.com/jhy/jsoup/pull/582
http://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HV-1012
http://issues.jboss.org/browse/WFLY-5223?_sscc=t
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00021.html
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.