CVE-2020-5223

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-5223
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-01-23 02:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-01-29 16:20:00 UTC
DescriptionIn PrivateBin versions 1.2.0 before 1.2.2, and 1.3.0 before 1.3.2, a persistent XSS attack is possible. Under certain conditions, a user provided attachment file name can inject HTML leading to a persistent Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability has been fixed in PrivateBin v1.3.2 & v1.2.2. Admins are urged to upgrade to these versions to protect the affected users.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-79

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Privatebin Privatebin All All All All
Application Privatebin Privatebin All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
HTML injection via unescaped attachment filename · Issue #554 · PrivateBin/PrivateBin · GitHub MISC github.com Third Party Advisory
addressing jsverifyRngState 8b8f0d4ec2a67139b5, fixes HTML injection … · PrivateBin/PrivateBin@8d0ac33 · GitHub MISC github.com Patch
Release v1.3.2 & v1.2.2 - Fix for persistent XSS vulnerability in filenames of attached files - PrivateBin MISC privatebin.info Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Persistent XSS vulnerability in filename of attached file in PrivateBin < 1.3.2/1.2.2 (2020-01-11) · Advisory · PrivateBin/PrivateBin · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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