Security Bulletin: Novalink is impacted by Apache CXF affects WebSphere Liberty JAX-WS middle vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Liberty (CVE-2019-17573)

Summary

Novalink uses WebSphere Application Server Liberty. There is a Apache CXF affects WebSphere Liberty JAX-WS middle vulnerability in WebSphere Application Server Liberty. This vulnerability has been addressed.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:CVE-2019-17573
**DESCRIPTION:**Apache CXF is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the services listing page. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
CVSS Base score: 6.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174689 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Remediation/Fixes

The recommended solution is to upgrade to Novalink version 1.0.0.16

Workarounds and Mitigations

None