SB2023111477 - Fedora 40 update for rust-cargo, rust-cargo-c, rust-cargo-credential, rust-cargo-credential-libsecret, rust-cbindgen, rust-cbindgen0.24, rust-crates-io, rust-git2-curl 



SB2023111477 - Fedora 40 update for rust-cargo, rust-cargo-c, rust-cargo-credential, rust-cargo-credential-libsecret, rust-cbindgen, rust-cbindgen0.24, rust-crates-io, rust-git2-curl

Published: November 14, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023111477
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40030)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when downloading Rust project dependencies with Cargo. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.