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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-13954 – Apache CXF Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2020-13954

Apache CXF is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the services listing page. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the styleSheetPath in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.

Impact

Cross-site scripting

Affected Vendors

Apache

Affected Products

  • Apache CXF 3.3.7
  • Apache CXF 3.4.0

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Apache CXF (3.3.8, 3.4.1 or later).

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