CVE-2016-10006 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource - autoclosed

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CVE-2016-10006 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - antisamy-1.4.3.jar

The OWASP AntiSamy project is a collection of APIs for safely allowing users to supply their own HTML and CSS without exposing the site to XSS vulnerabilities.

path: /root/.m2/repository/org/owasp/antisamy/antisamy/1.4.3/antisamy-1.4.3.jar

Library home page: http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_AntiSamy_Project/antisamy

Dependency Hierarchy:

• esapi-2.1.0.jar (Root Library)
  • ❌ antisamy-1.4.3.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

In OWASP AntiSamy before 1.5.5, by submitting a specially crafted input (a tag that supports style with active content), you could bypass the library protections and supply executable code. The impact is XSS.

Publish Date: 2016-12-24

URL: CVE-2016-10006

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037532

Fix Resolution: The vendor has issued a fix (1.5.5).

The vendor advisory is available at:

nahsra/antisamy#2

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ℹ️ This issue was automatically closed by WhiteSource because it is a duplicate of an existing issue: #642