XSS Vulnerability in Hibernate Validator by Red Hat
CVE-2019-10219

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Hibernate

Status
Hibernate-validator
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 November 2019

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2019-10219?

A vulnerability in Hibernate Validator arises from the improper sanitization of payloads containing potentially malicious code within HTML comments and instructions. This flaw poses a risk of XSS attacks, allowing attackers to inject harmful scripts into web applications, which can lead to unauthorized actions on behalf of users or the theft of sensitive information.

Affected Version(s)

hibernate-validator 6.0.0.Alpha1 <= 6.0.17.Final

hibernate-validator 6.1.0.Alpha1 <= 6.1.0.Alpha6

hibernate-validator 6.0.18.Final

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2019-10219 - Proof of Concept

CVE-2019-10219 - Proof of Concept

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r87b7e2d22982b4ca9f8...
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4f8b4e2541be4234946...
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https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r4f92d7f7682dcff9272...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

CVSS V3.0

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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