Security Advisory WSO2-2019-0644

Published: 04th November 2019

Severity: Low

CVSS Score: 3.5 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

WSO2 API Manager

OVERVIEW

A potential Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in defining the scope in manage the API page of the API Publisher.

DESCRIPTION

A reflected XSS attack could be performed when defining the scope to an API in the API publisher by providing XSS payload as a value for roles.

IMPACT

By leveraging an XSS attack, an attacker can make the browser get redirected to a malicious website, make changes in the UI of the web page, retrieve information from the browser or harm otherwise. However, since all the session related sensitive cookies are set with httpOnly flag and protected, session hijacking or similar attacks would not be possible.

SOLUTION

Apply the following patch based on your product version by following the instructions in the README file. If you have any questions, post them to security@wso2.com.

Please download the relevant patch based on the product you use following the matrix below. The patch can also be downloaded from http://wso2.com/security-patch-releases/.

Code	Product	Version	Patch
AM	WSO2 API Manager	2.6.0	WSO2-CARBON-PATCH-4.4.0-5179

Note: If you are a WSO2 customer with Support Subscription, please use WSO2 Update Manager (WUM) updates in order to apply the fix. This patch is intended for WSO2 community (free) users.

NOTES

If you are using newer versions of affected products than the ones mentioned in the “SOLUTION” section, this vulnerability is fixed.

It is highly recommended to migrate older versions of the WSO2 products to the latest released version to receive security fixes.

CREDITS

WSO2 thanks, Sathish Kumar Balakrishnan (Cyber Security Works Pvt Ltd) for responsibly reporting the identified issue and working with us as we addressed them.

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Security Advisory WSO2-2019-0644

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