CVE-2016-5394 Cross site scripting in Apache Sling
MediumCVSS 6.1
EPSS 2.6%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
Description
In the XSS Protection API module before 1.0.12 in Apache Sling, the encoding done by the XSSAPI.encodeForJSString() method is not restrictive enough and for some input patterns allows script tags to pass through unencoded, leading to potential XSS vulnerabilities.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.apache.sling/org.apache.sling.xss(Maven) | < 1.0.12 | 1.0.12 |
| org.apache.sling/org.apache.sling.xss.compat(Maven) | < 1.1.0 | 1.1.0 |
| org.apache.sling/org.apache.sling.xss(Maven) | = 1.0.0 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.sling/org.apache.sling.xss(Maven) | = 1.0.2 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.sling/org.apache.sling.xss(Maven) | = 1.0.4 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.sling/org.apache.sling.xss(Maven) | = 1.0.6 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.sling/org.apache.sling.xss(Maven) | = 1.0.8 | No fix listed |
| org.apache.sling/org.apache.sling.xss.compat(Maven) | = 1.0.0 | No fix listed |
| apache sling | < 1.0.12 | 1.0.12 |
| Apache Sling | = prior to 1.0.12 | No fix listed |
References
- nvd.nist.gov third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- lists.apache.org
- 99870 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- github.com exploit
- github.com patch
- github.com
- lists.apache.org