RHEL 8 : python-XStatic-jQuery224 (RHSA-2020:5412)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 144399

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2020:5412 advisory.

- jquery: Passing HTML containing <option> elements to manipulation methods could result in untrusted code execution (CVE-2020-11023)

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

Solution

Update the affected python3-XStatic-jQuery224 package.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-11023

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5412

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/1850004

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 144399

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-5412.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/18/2020

Updated: 5/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11023

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python3-xstatic-jquery224

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-11023

CWE: 79

IAVA: 2021-A-0194-S

IAVB: 2020-B-0030

RHSA: 2020:5412