XSS in Microfocus Enterprise Developer

CVE-2020-9524

Cross Site scripting vulnerability on Micro Focus Enterprise Server and Enterprise developer, affecting all versions prior to version 5.0 Patch Update 8. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to trigger administrative actions when an administrator viewed malicious data left by the attacker (stored XSS) or followed a malicious link (reflected XSS).

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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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: 0.005 (42.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-9524: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9524?
CVE-2020-9524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microfocus Enterprise Developer, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-9524?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.