2021-35043 | OWASP AntiSamy javascript: URL cross site scripting
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4.1 | $0-$5k | 0.79 |
A vulnerability was found in OWASP AntiSamy up to 1.6.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component javascript: URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. Impacted is integrity. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors. CVE summarizes:
OWASP AntiSamy before 1.6.4 allows XSS via HTML attributes when using the HTML output serializer (XHTML is not affected). This was demonstrated by a javascript: URL with : as the replacement for the : character.
The weakness was published 07/19/2021. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-35043 since 06/18/2021. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
Upgrading to version 1.6.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Active APT Groups: 🔍Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AntiSamy 1.6.4
Patch: github.com
06/18/2021 CVE assigned
07/19/2021 Advisory disclosed
07/19/2021 VulDB entry created
07/22/2021 VulDB last updateAdvisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-35043 (🔒)
Created: 07/19/2021 21:16
Updated: 07/22/2021 09:28
Changes: (2) source_cve_assigned source_cve_nvd_summary
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