XSS via Embedded SVG in SVG Diagram Format in GitHub repository plantuml/plantuml prior to 1.2022.4. Stored XSS in the context of the diagram embedder. Depending on the actual context, this ranges from stealing secrets to account hijacking or even to code execution for example in desktop applications. Web based applications are the ones most affected. Since the SVG format allows clickable links in diagrams, it is commonly used in plugins for web based projects (like the Confluence plugin, etc. see https://plantuml.com/de/running).

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-7353-1 advisory.

    Tobias S. Fink discovered that PlantUML was susceptible to cross-site scripting attacks (XSS) in instances     where SVG images were rendered. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PlantUML to crash,     resulting in a denial of service, or the execution of arbitrary code.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - XSS via Embedded SVG in SVG Diagram Format in GitHub repository plantuml/plantuml prior to 1.2022.4.
    Stored XSS in the context of the diagram embedder. Depending on the actual context, this ranges from     stealing secrets to account hijacking or even to code execution for example in desktop applications. Web     based applications are the ones most affected. Since the SVG format allows clickable links in diagrams, it     is commonly used in plugins for web based projects (like the Confluence plugin, etc. see     https://plantuml.com/de/running). (CVE-2022-1231)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Fedora 37 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2022-5f32512090 advisory.

    Automatic update for plantuml-1.2022.4-1.fc37.

    ##### **Changelog**

    ```
    * Mon Apr 18 2022 Sandipan Roy <bytehackr@fedoraproject.org> - 1:1.2022.4-1
    - Updated version to 1.2022.4
    - Added fix for rhbz#2076162
    - Added fix for rhbz#2076163

    ```

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
232921	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : PlantUML vulnerability (USN-7353-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
230028	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-1231	Nessus	Misc.	medium
211129	Fedora 37 : plantuml (2022-5f32512090)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium

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