CVE-2021-20293 (GCVE-0-2021-20293)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-06-10 11:09 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:37
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Summary
A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw was found in RESTEasy in all versions of RESTEasy up to 4.6.0.Final, where it did not properly handle URL encoding when calling @javax.ws.rs.PathParam without any @Produces MediaType. This flaw allows an attacker to launch a reflected XSS attack. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 1032 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a RESTEasy Affected: All versions of RESTEasy up to 4.6.0.Final
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