What is CVE-2020-36634?

CVE-2020-36634 is a low-severity vulnerability in Indeed Util, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2022-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-36634?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-36634 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Indeed Util

CVE-2020-36634

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Indeed Engineering util up to 1.0.33. Affected is the function visit/appendTo of the file varexport/src/main/java/com/indeed/util/varexport/servlet/ViewExportedVariablesServlet.java. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.34 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is c0952a9db51a880e9544d9fac2a2218a6bfc9c63. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216882 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2022-12-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Indeed Util
Indeed Engineering Util — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

vuldb.com/ (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/indeedeng/util/commit/c0952a9db51a880e9544d9fac2a2218a6bfc9c63 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, patch)
github.com/indeedeng/util/releases/tag/published/1.0.34 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36634?: CVE-2020-36634 is a low-severity vulnerability in Indeed Util, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2022-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-36634?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36634 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.