CVE-2013-1571 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can compromise integrity via frame injection in Javadoc-generated HTML, requiring user interaction to view the malicious content.

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

What is CVE-2013-1571?

CVE-2013-1571 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle Javafx, published on 18 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Javadoc component in Oracle Java SE 7 Update 21 and earlier, 6 Update 45 and earlier, and 5.0 Update 45 and earlier; JavaFX 2.2.21 and earlier; and OpenJDK 7 allows remote attackers to affect integrity via unknown vectors related to Javadoc. NOTE: the previous information is from the June 2013 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from another vendor that this issue is related to frame injection in HTML that is generated by Javadoc.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1571?

It affects 5 products.

Linux distribution packages (1)
ant openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions1.9.6-2.3

Products include Oracle Javafx, Oracle Jdk, Oracle Jre, Sun Jdk, Sun Jre.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1571?

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-2013-1571 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1571 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Javafx vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hq68-fx39-9xch, MINI-4hq5-qx93-f39r, MINI-78hc-7xvx-p466, MINI-c9h4-2xwq-62hw, MINI-g424-22jg-3rrc, MINI-jxgp-fh54-mfr3 and 3 more.

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