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| author | Marc Englund <marc@vaadin.com> | 2014-02-11 15:37:12 +0200 |
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| committer | Artur Signell <artur@vaadin.com> | 2014-02-11 15:48:09 +0200 |
| commit | 90c62729dcdbeb48621e87e467bd3c7b43786392 (patch) | |
| tree | 245ae7684c35ad4fdacad3301d2723cc3091d2bc | |
| parent | 98d3c04e4d439f6077f3b74c56b0518e2b731d93 (diff) | |
| download | vaadin-framework-7.1.11.tar.gz vaadin-framework-7.1.11.zip | |
Release notes updated to describe #13310 #133117.1.11
Change-Id: Id1b612a74f2f8717f98a3dca81489425686237f7
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diff --git a/WebContent/release-notes.html b/WebContent/release-notes.html index a11e526c3f..c7e7558e6a 100644 --- a/WebContent/release-notes.html +++ b/WebContent/release-notes.html @@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ <ul> <li><a href="#overview">Overview of Vaadin @version@ Release</a></li> + <li><a href="#security-fixes">Security fixes</a></li> <li><a href="#changelog">Change log for Vaadin @version@</a></li> <li><a href="#enhancements">Enhancements in Vaadin @@ -75,7 +76,44 @@ href="http://vaadin.com/download/release/@version-minor@/@version-minor@.0/release-notes.html">Release Notes for Vaadin @version-minor@.0</a>. </p> - + + <!-- ================================================================ --> + <h3 id="security-fixes">Security fixes in Vaadin Framework 7.1.11</h3> + + <p> + Vaadin 7.1.11 fixes two security issues discovered during internal review. + </p> + <p><b>Escaping of OptionGroup item icon URLs</b></p> + <p> + The issue affects OptionGroup with item icons. Proper escaping of the + src-attribute on the client side was not ensured when using icons for + OptionGroup items. This could potentially, in certain situations, allow + a malicious user to inject content, such as javascript, in order to + perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. + </p> + <p> + In order for an application to be vulnerable, user provided input must + be used to form a URL used to display an icon for an OptionGroup item, + when showing that Option Group to other users.<br/> + The vulnerability has been classified as moderate, due to it's limited + application. + </p> + <p><b>Escaping of URLs in Util.getAbsoluteUrl()</b></p> + <p> + The client side Util.getAbsoluteUrl() did not ensure proper escaping + of the given URL. This could potentially, in certain situations, allow + a malicious user to inject content, such as javascript, in order to + perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack. + </p> + <p> + The method is used internally by the framework in such a manner that it + is unlikely this attack vector can be utilized in practice. However, + third party components, or future use of the method, could make an + attack viable.<br/> + The vulnerability has been classified as moderate, due to it's limited + application. + </p> + <h3 id="changelog">Change log for Vaadin @version@</h3> <p>This release includes the following closed issues:</p> |