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)
EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
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
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
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.