XSS in Geni Geni-Portal

CVE-2020-36653

A vulnerability was found in GENI Portal. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file portal/www/portal/error-text.php. The manipulation of the argument error leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as c2356cc41260551073bfaa3a94d1ab074f554938. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-218474 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (44.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
  • cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Patch)
  • cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36653?
CVE-2020-36653 is a low-severity vulnerability in Geni Geni-Portal, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-36653?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36653 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.