XSS in Galaxkey

CVE-2020-27509

Persistent XSS in Galaxkey Secure Mail Client in Galaxkey up to 5.6.11.5 allows an attacker to perform an account takeover by intercepting the HTTP Post request when sending an email and injecting a specially crafted XSS payload in the 'subject' field. The payload executes when the recipient logs into their mailbox.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-27509: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27509?
CVE-2020-27509 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Galaxkey, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2022-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-27509?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.