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CVE-2019-1020005: Cross-site Scripting in invenio-communities

July 16, 2019 (updated September 20, 2024)

A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in two Jinja templates in the Invenio-Communities module. The vulnerability allows a user to create a new community and include script element tags inside the description and page fields.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-mfv8-q39f-mgfg
  • github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-communities/commit/505da72c5acd7dfbd4148f884c73c9c3372b76f4
  • github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-communities/security/advisories/GHSA-mfv8-q39f-mgfg
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/invenio-communities/PYSEC-2019-25.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1020005

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.0.0a20

Fixed versions

  • 1.0.0a20

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0.0a20 or above.

Impact 5.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

pypi/invenio-communities/CVE-2019-1020005.yml

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