What is CVE-2020-17542?

CVE-2020-17542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dotcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-17542?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Dotcms

CVE-2020-17542

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in dotCMS v5.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting a malicious payload into the "Task Detail" comment window of the "/dotAdmin/#/c/workflow" component.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (54.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Dotcms — versions 5.1.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-17542?: CVE-2020-17542 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dotcms, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-17542?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.