Vulnerability identifier: #VU50867
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:
Livy
Other software /
Other software solutions
Vendor: Apache Foundation
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 the session name. A remote authenticated 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
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Livy: 0.7.0-incubating
External links
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/02/20/1
http://github.com/apache/incubator-livy/commit/4d8a912699683b973eee76d4e91447d769a0cb0d
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2db14e7fd1e5ec2519e8828d43529bad623d75698cc7918af3a3f3ed%40%3Cuser.livy.apache.org%3E
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.