PT-2015-5438 · Apache · Apache Flex

Radjnies Bhansingh · Published 2015-04-08 · Updated 2015-10-05 · CVE-2015-1773

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apache Flex versions prior to 4.14.1

Description A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue exists, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML by providing a crafted URI to JavaScript code generated by the asdoc component. This occurs due to a vulnerability in the asdoc/templates/index.html file.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.14.1, update to version 4.14.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the asdoc component to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-1773

Affected Products

Apache Flex

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1773 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/73954 · Note
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/flex/apsb15-08.html · Note
• http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Apr/42 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1032107 · Note