XSS in Mendix Mendixsso

CVE-2020-8160

MendixSSO <= 2.1.1 contains endpoints that make use of the openid handler, which is suffering from a Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability via the URL path. This is caused by the reflection of user-supplied data without appropriate HTML escaping or output encoding. As a result, a JavaScript payload may be injected into the above endpoint causing it to be executed within the context of the victim's browser.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.007 (50.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-8160?
CVE-2020-8160 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mendix Mendixsso, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-01-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-8160?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.