SB2023081632 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for viewvc 

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SB2023081632 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for viewvc

Published: August 16, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023081632
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22456)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data within the revision view changed paths. A remote user with commit privileges to a Subversion repository can permanetly inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.


2) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22464)

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in revision view changed path "copyfrom" locations. A remote user with commit privileges to a Subversion repository exposed by an otherwise trusted ViewVC instance can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References