CVE-2011-4575 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the JBoss JMX console, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not stated
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2011-4575?

CVE-2011-4575 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, published on 5 Feb 2013. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the JMX console in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) before 5.2.0, Web Platform (EWP) before 5.2.0, BRMS Platform before 5.3.1, and SOA Platform before 5.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4575?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Brms Platform, Redhat Jboss Enterprise Web Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2011-4575?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2011-4575 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Redhat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v4j8-rhv4-55m7.

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