GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-vv38-4xcj-q4rw Cross-site Scripting in Apache Knox SSO

MEDIUM Published 2022-01-21 Modified 2022-01-25 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2021-42357
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.apache.knox:gateway-service-knoxsso
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-79
Reviewed
2022-01-19

Affected packages

• Maven org.apache.knox:gateway-service-knoxsso: < 1.6.1 → fixed in 1.6.1

Description

When using Apache Knox SSO prior to 1.6.1, a request could be crafted to redirect a user to a malicious page due to improper URL parsing. A request that included a specially crafted request parameter could be used to redirect the user to a page controlled by an attacker. This URL would need to be presented to the user outside the normal request flow through a XSS or phishing campaign.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2021-42357 When using Apache Knox SSO prior to 1.6.1, a request could be crafted to redirect a user to a malicious page due to improper URL parsing. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness

References