XSS in Eclipse Hawkbit
CVE-2020-27219
In all version of Eclipse Hawkbit prior to 0.3.0M7, the HTTP 404 (Not Found) JSON response body returned by the REST API may contain unsafe characters within the path attribute. Sending a POST request to a non existing resource will return the full path from the given URL unescaped to the client.
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: 0.008 (55.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.9% 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
- Eclipse Hawkbit — versions 0.3.0
- The Eclipse Foundation Hawkbit — versions All versions prior 0.3.0M7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/eclipse/hawkbit/issues/1067 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-27219?
- CVE-2020-27219 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eclipse Hawkbit, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-01-14.
- How severe is CVE-2020-27219?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-27219 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.