What is CVE-2020-12778?

CVE-2020-12778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Combodo Itop, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2020-12778?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-12778 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Combodo Itop

CVE-2020-12778

Combodo iTop does not validate inputted parameters, attackers can inject malicious commands and launch XSS attack.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-08-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Combodo Itop — versions 3.0.0, 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

0xUhaw/CVE-Bins

References

www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-3834-591e2-1.html (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/Combodo/iTop/security/advisories/GHSA-8vpf-8vjh-5fcv (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12778?: CVE-2020-12778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Combodo Itop, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2020-12778?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-12778 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.