CVE-2013-5573

Description

From CVE.org

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the default markup formatter in Jenkins 1.523 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the Description field in the user configuration.

Mitigation

'MyspacePolicy' permits
tag("form", "action", ONSITE_OR_OFFSITE_URL, "method");

Fix 'MyspacePolicy' by restricting the policy to ONSITE_URL only or perhaps <form> could be banned entirely.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score4.74.3N/A
Attack VectorNetworkNetworkN/A
Access ComplexityLowMediumN/A
AuthenticationMultipleNoneN/A
Confidentiality ImpactPartialNoneN/A
Integrity ImpactPartialPartialN/A
Availability ImpactNoneNoneN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:N

NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

Confidentiality

Technical Impact: Read Files or Directories; Read Application Data

The injected code could access restricted data / files.

Access Control

Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism

In some cases, injectable code controls authentication; this may lead to a remote vulnerability.

Access Control

Technical Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity

Injected code can access resources that the attacker is directly prevented from accessing.

Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability,Other

Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

Code injection attacks can lead to loss of data integrity in nearly all cases as the control-plane data injected is always incidental to data recall or writing. Additionally, code injection can often result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Non-Repudiation

Technical Impact: Hide Activities

Often the actions performed by injected control code are unlogged.

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