What is CVE-2020-27885?

CVE-2020-27885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-10-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-27885?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-27885 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Wso2 Api Manager

CVE-2020-27885

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on WSO2 API Manager 3.1.0. By exploiting a Cross-site scripting vulnerability the attacker can hijack a logged-in user’s session by stealing cookies which means that a malicious hacker can change the logged-in user’s password and invalidate the session of the victim while the hacker maintains access.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.1th 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

Wso2 Api_manager — versions 3.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27885?: CVE-2020-27885 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wso2 Api Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-27885?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-27885 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.