SB2020021342 - Cross-site scripting in aws-js-s3-explorer



SB2020021342 - Cross-site scripting in aws-js-s3-explorer

Published: February 13, 2020 Updated: February 20, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020021342
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14652)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. explorer.js in Amazon AWS JavaScript S3 Explorer v2 alpha before 2019-08-02 allows XSS in certain circumstances.. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.