XSS in Netsweeper
CVE-2015-20130
Netsweeper before 4.0.11 and 4.1.0 before 4.1.5 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in webadmin/reporter/view_server_log.php that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript by injecting malicious code through the log request parameter, which is reflected into the HTML response without output encoding. Attackers can craft a malicious URL and induce a user to request it, resulting in arbitrary JavaScript execution within the victim's browser session against the Netsweeper web administration interface. Exploitation evidence was first observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2023-10-19.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133034/Netsweeper-Bypass-XSS-Redirection-SQL-Inje… (exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37930 (exploit)
- github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/net… (technical-description)
- www.netsweeper.com/ (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netsweeper-reflected-xss-via-view-server-log-php (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-20130?
- CVE-2015-20130 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netsweeper, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-10-30.
- How severe is CVE-2015-20130?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.