It was found that jsoup did not properly validate user-supplied HTML content; certain HTML snippets could get past the validator without being detected as unsafe. A remote attacker could use a specially crafted HTML snippet to execute arbitrary web script in the user's browser.
Find out more about CVE-2015-6748 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | jsoup | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 6 | hibernate | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss BRMS 6 | jsoup | Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss BPMS 6 | jsoup | Will not fix |
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