CVE-2020-13954
Apache CXF Reflected XSS in the services listing page via the styleSheetPath
Description
By default, Apache CXF creates a /services page containing a listing of the available endpoint names and addresses. This webpage is vulnerable to a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack via the styleSheetPath, which allows a malicious actor to inject javascript into the web page. This vulnerability affects all versions of Apache CXF prior to 3.4.1 and 3.3.8. Please note that this is a separate issue to CVE-2019-17573.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:RUser InteractionRequired
Scope
S:CScopeChanged
Impact
C:LConfidentialityLow
I:LIntegrityLow
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Oracle Corp.
commercial·USaka oracle
Red Hat Inc.
commercial·USaka red hat
netapp
commercial·US
Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
Attack Graph
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MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques Execution
Initial Access
References
http://cxf.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-13954.txt.asc?version=1&modificationDate=1605183670659&api=v2
cxf.apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/12/2
openwall.com
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r51fdd73548290b2dfd0b48f7ab69bf9ae064dd100364cd8a15f0b3ec%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org
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