XSS in Plone
CVE-2020-7937
An XSS issue in the title field in Plone 5.0 through 5.2.1 allows users with a certain privilege level to insert JavaScript that will be executed when other users access the site.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/22/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- plone.org/security/hotfix/20200121/xss-in-the-title-field-on-plone-5-0-and-high… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/24/1 (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-7937?
- CVE-2020-7937 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plone, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7937?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.