QID 981602

QID 981602: Java (maven) Security Update for io.ratpack:ratpack-core (GHSA-r2wf-q3x4-hrv9)

Versions of Ratpack from 0.9.10 through 1.7.5 are vulnerable to [CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html) (aka. XSS) in the development error handler. An attacker can utilize this to perform XSS when an exception message contains untrusted data.

As a simplistic example:
```java
RatpackServer startedServer = RatpackServer.start(server -> {
server.handlers(chain -> chain.all(ctx -> {
// User supplied query parameter
String message = ctx.getRequest().getQueryParams().get("message");
// User supplied data appended to the message in an exception
throw new RuntimeException("An error occurred: " + message);
}));
});
```

- Cross-Site Scripting

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
  • Solution
    This vulnerability has been patched in Ratpack version 1.7.6.Workaround:
    If you are unable to update your version of Ratpack, we recommend the following workarounds and mitigations.

    - Ensure that development mode is disabled in production.
    - Don't use real customer data (ie. untrusted user input) in development.
    Vendor References

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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    GHSA-r2wf-q3x4-hrv9 io.ratpack:ratpack-core URL Logo github.com/advisories/GHSA-r2wf-q3x4-hrv9

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