In the XSS Protection API module before 1.0.12 in Apache Sling, the encoding done by the XSSAPI.encodeForJSString() method is not restrictive enough and for some input patterns allows script tags to pass through unencoded, leading to potential XSS vulnerabilities.
References
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99870 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/332166037a54b97cf41e2b616aaed38439de94b19b204841478e4525%40%3Cdev.sling.apache.org%3E |
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History
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Information
Published : 2017-07-19 15:29
Updated : 2024-02-04 19:29
NVD link : CVE-2016-5394
Mitre link : CVE-2016-5394
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-5394
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Products Affected
apache
- sling
CWE
CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')