Cross-site scripting in Red Hat picketlink
Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
It was found that a SAMLRequest containing a script could be processed by Picketlink versions shipped in Jboss Application Platform 7.2.x and 7.1.x. An attacker could use this to send a malicious script to achieve cross-site scripting and obtain unauthorized information or conduct further attacks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00685 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | picketlink | as shipped with Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.x and 7.1.x | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- picketlink VendorRed Hat Affected as shipped with Jboss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.x and 7.1.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Running on | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Running on ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:a:redhat:single_sign-on:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2019:1456 Released 2019-06-11 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.2 security update
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.2 zip
- RHSA-2019:1424 Released 2019-06-10 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.2 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2
- RHSA-2019:1420 Released 2019-06-10 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.2 on RHEL 7 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 Server eap7-apache-commons-codec-1.11.0-2.redhat_00001.1.el7eap, eap7-apache-cxf-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el7eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el7eap +47
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2019:1421 Released 2019-06-10 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.2 on RHEL 8 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8 eap7-apache-commons-codec-1.11.0-2.redhat_00001.1.el8eap, eap7-apache-cxf-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el8eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el8eap +47
- RHSA-2019:1419 Released 2019-06-10 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7.2.2 on RHEL 6 security update
- Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 Server eap7-apache-commons-codec-1.11.0-2.redhat_00001.1.el6eap, eap7-apache-cxf-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el6eap, eap7-apache-cxf-rt-3.2.7-2.redhat_00002.1.el6eap +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:1424 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 6 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2019:1419 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 7 Server | Fixed | RHSA-2019:1420 |
| Red Hat JBoss EAP 7.2 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:1421 |
| Red Hat Single Sign-On 7.3.2 zip | Fixed | RHSA-2019:1456 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3872
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qcq-825g-ghpg
References
More Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-08941 Deserialization of untrusted data in Red Hat jbossas KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2010-01790 JBoss Seam 2 (jboss-seam2), as used in JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4.3.0 for… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-09342 Unrestricted file upload in Apache Tomcat KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-01383 The Web Console (aka web-console) in JBossAs in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-09354 XML external entity injection in Apache Solr before 7.1 with Apache Lucene before 7.1 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-3872 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-3872 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5qcq-825g-ghpg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-3872 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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