CVE-2023-1932

Hibernate-validator: rendering of invalid html with safehtml leads to html injection and xss

Description

A flaw was found in hibernate-validator's 'isValid' method in the org.hibernate.validator.internal.constraintvalidators.hv.SafeHtmlValidator class, which can be bypassed by omitting the tag ending in a less-than character. Browsers may render an invalid html, allowing HTML injection or Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) attacks.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Affected: Red Hat A-MQ Clients 2
Affected: Red Hat Cryostat 2
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat A-MQ Online
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat BPM Suite 6
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat CodeReady Studio 12
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Data Grid 8
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Decision Manager 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Fuse 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Process Automation 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
Affected: Red Hat Red Hat support for Spring Boot
Affected: Red Hat streams for Apache Kafka
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1932 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1809444 issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-1932?
CVE-2023-1932 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-1932?
To fix CVE-2023-1932, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-1932 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-1932 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-1932?
CVE-2023-1932 affects Red Hat A-MQ Clients 2, Red Hat Cryostat 2, Red Hat Red Hat AMQ Broker 7, Red Hat Red Hat A-MQ Online, Red Hat Red Hat BPM Suite 6, Red Hat Red Hat CodeReady Studio 12, Red Hat Red Hat Data Grid 8, Red Hat Red Hat Decision Manager 7, Red Hat Red Hat Fuse 7, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Continuous Delivery, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3, Red Hat Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5, Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton), Red Hat Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens), Red Hat Red Hat Process Automation 7, Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6, Red Hat Red Hat Single Sign-On 7, Red Hat Red Hat support for Spring Boot, Red Hat streams for Apache Kafka.
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