CVE-2016-6348 JacksonJsonpInterceptor susceptible to cross-site script inclusion (XSSI) attack

What is CVE-2016-6348?

CVE-2016-6348 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2017. 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

JacksonJsonpInterceptor in RESTEasy might allow remote attackers to conduct a cross-site script inclusion (XSSI) attack.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6348?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client. It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Resteasy.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6348?

Upgrade org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-client to 3.0.20.Final or later.

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-2016-6348 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2016-9606 JBoss RESTEasy vulnerable to Improper Input Validation High 8.1
• CVE-2018-1051 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in org.jboss.resteasy:resteasy-yaml-provider High 8.1
• CVE-2016-6346 Denial of service in JBoss resteasy High 7.5
• CVE-2016-6345 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in RESTEasy Medium 6.5
• CVE-2014-7839 XML External Entity Reference in RESTEasy Medium 6.4

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6348, GHSA-9xfc-j5mf-9w5p, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6348.