XSS in Liquidfiles
CVE-2020-29071
An XSS issue was found in the Shares feature of LiquidFiles before 3.3.19. The issue arises from the insecure rendering of HTML files uploaded to the platform as attachments, when the -htmlview URL is directly accessed. The impact ranges from executing commands as root on the server to retrieving sensitive information about encrypted e-mails, depending on the permissions of the target user.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lean0x2f.github.io/liquidfiles_advisory (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- man.liquidfiles.com/release_notes/version_3-3-x.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-29071?
- CVE-2020-29071 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Liquidfiles, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2020-11-25.
- How severe is CVE-2020-29071?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-29071 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.