CVE-2021-42357

CVE-2021-42357: DOM based XSS Vulnerability in Apache Knox

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache Knox
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 17, 2022
Last update August 4, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

Description

When using Apache Knox SSO prior to 1.6.1, a request could be crafted to redirect a user to a malicious page due to improper URL parsing. A request that included a specially crafted request parameter could be used to redirect the user to a page controlled by an attacker. This URL would need to be presented to the user outside the normal request flow through a XSS or phishing campaign.

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Disclosure timeline

January 17, 2022 CVE published
August 4, 2024 Record updated