Security Advisory WSO2-2019-0618

Published: October 07, 2019

Severity: Medium

CVSS Score: 5.4 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)


AFFECTED PRODUCTS

  • WSO2 API Manager
  • WSO2 IS as Key Manager
  • WSO2 Identity Server

OVERVIEW

Potential Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities have been identified in the authentication endpoint web application in WSO2 products.

DESCRIPTION

XSS attack could be performed in the API based-basicauth.jsp, basicauth.jsp and login.jsp pages of the authentication endpoint by sending an HTTP GET request with a harmful request parameter.

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

Download the relevant patches based on the products you use following the matrix below. Patches can also be downloaded from Security Patch Releases.

Code Product Version Patch
AM WSO2 API Manager 2.6.0 WSO2-CARBON-PATCH-4.4.0-4776
IS KM WSO2 IS as Key Manager 5.7.0 WSO2-CARBON-PATCH-4.4.0-4776
IS WSO2 Identity Server 5.8.0 WSO2-CARBON-PATCH-4.4.0-4778

Info

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

If you are using newer versions of the 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.