XSS in Microsoft Application Inspector
CVE-2020-0872
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Application Inspector version v1.0.23 or earlier when the tool reflects example code snippets from third-party source files into its HTML output, aka 'Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Application Inspector'.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.101 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.101 · newest: 0.101 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Application Inspector — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Application Inspector
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0872 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-0872?
- CVE-2020-0872 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Application Inspector, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2020-03-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-0872?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.