[primefaces] Cross-site Scripting in PrimeFaces

An XSS issue was discovered in tooltip/tooltip.js in PrimeTek PrimeFaces 7.0.11. In a web application using PrimeFaces, an attacker can provide JavaScript code in an input field whose data is later used as a tooltip title without any input validation.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10544
• https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/issues/5642
• https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces/commit/9982c4f7a83f75e3ab06168fa283e3d6128dfd1f
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fw5f-7c6c-3vmv