GHSA-J9M2-6HQ2-4R3C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-07-16 00:52 – Updated: 2024-09-23 17:04
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Summary
Cross-site Scripting in invenio-previewer
Details

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in JSON, Markdown and iPython Notebook previewers

Impact

Several Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities have been found in the JSON, Markdown and iPython Notebook previewers. The vulnerabilities would allow a malicous user to upload a JSON, Markdown or Notebook file with embedded scripts that would be executed by a victims browser.

Patches

Invenio-Previewer v1.0.0a12 fixes the issue.

Workarounds

You can remediate the vulnerability without upgrading by disabling the affected previewers. You do this by adding the following to your configuration:

PREVIEWER_PREFERENCE = [
    'csv_dthreejs',
    'simple_image',
    # 'json_prismjs',
    'xml_prismjs',
    # 'mistune',
    'pdfjs',
    # 'ipynb',
    'zip',
]

Afterwards, you should not be able to preview JSON, Markdown or iPython Notebook files.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at info@inveniosoftware.org

Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
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      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "invenio-previewer"
      },
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  "aliases": [
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      "CWE-79"
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:42:56Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "## Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in JSON, Markdown and iPython Notebook previewers\n\n### Impact\nSeveral Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities have been found in the JSON, Markdown and iPython Notebook previewers. The vulnerabilities would allow a malicous user to upload a JSON, Markdown or Notebook file with embedded scripts that would be executed by a victims browser.\n\n### Patches\nInvenio-Previewer v1.0.0a12 fixes the issue.\n\n### Workarounds\nYou can remediate the vulnerability without upgrading by disabling the affected previewers. You do this by adding the following to your configuration:\n\n```python\nPREVIEWER_PREFERENCE = [\n    \u0027csv_dthreejs\u0027,\n    \u0027simple_image\u0027,\n    # \u0027json_prismjs\u0027,\n    \u0027xml_prismjs\u0027,\n    # \u0027mistune\u0027,\n    \u0027pdfjs\u0027,\n    # \u0027ipynb\u0027,\n    \u0027zip\u0027,\n]\n```\n\nAfterwards, you should not be able to preview JSON, Markdown or iPython Notebook files.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Email us at [info@inveniosoftware.org](mailto:info@inveniosoftware.org)",
  "id": "GHSA-j9m2-6hq2-4r3c",
  "modified": "2024-09-23T17:04:05Z",
  "published": "2019-07-16T00:52:22Z",
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/invenio-previewer/PYSEC-2019-26.yaml"
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
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      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Cross-site Scripting in invenio-previewer"
}


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