CVE-2020-10688
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 27, 2021 at 06:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:48 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorJBoss Enterprise Application PlatformFuseOpenShift Application Runtimes
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in RESTEasy in versions before 3.11.1.Final and before 4.5.3.Final, where it did not properly handle URL encoding when the RESTEASY003870 exception occurs. An attacker could use this flaw to launch a reflected XSS attack.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Affected range stops below 3.11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Enterprise Linux· Red Hatrpmdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1814974x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/issues/7248x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RESTEASY-2519x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210706-0008/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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