XSS in Ge S2020
CVE-2020-16242
The affected Reason S20 Ethernet Switch is vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS), which may allow an attacker to trick application users into performing critical application actions that include, but are not limited to, adding and updating accounts.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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
EPSS: 0.007 (51.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ge S2020
- Ge S2020 Firmware
- Ge S2024
- Ge S2024 Firmware
- General Electric Reason S20 Ethernet Switch — versions S2020, S2024
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-266-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-16242?
- CVE-2020-16242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ge S2020, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2020-16242?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-16242 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.