RCE in Xmlhttprequest Project
CVE-2020-28502
This affects the package xmlhttprequest before 1.7.0; all versions of package xmlhttprequest-ssl. Provided requests are sent synchronously (async=False on xhr.open), malicious user input flowing into xhr.send could result in arbitrary code being injected and run.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.046 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.046 · newest: 0.046 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Xmlhttprequest Project
- Xmlhttprequest — versions unspecified
- Xmlhttprequest-Ssl — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUEST-1082935 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUESTSSL-1082936 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082937 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082938 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/1.6.0/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js#L480 (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-28502?
- CVE-2020-28502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xmlhttprequest Project, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-03-05.
- How severe is CVE-2020-28502?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-28502 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.