# CVE-2020-11845: Cross-site scripting in Service Manager.

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into Micro Focus Service Manager, potentially compromising user sessions or data.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 May 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mwc4-hr5w-h77r

## What is CVE-2020-11845?

CVE-2020-11845 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Service Manager., published on 19 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Micro Focus Service Manager product. Affecting versions 9.50, 9.51, 9.52, 9.60, 9.61, 9.62, 9.63. The vulnerability could be exploited to allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11845?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Service Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-11845?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11845 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-11845 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11845 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Service Manager.

- [CVE-2019-11666](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11666/): Deserialization in Service Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-11646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11646/): Command injection in Micro Focus Service Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-11661](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11661/): Missing authorization in Service Manager (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2019-11665](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11665/): Information disclosure in Service Manager (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-11667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11667/): Missing authorization in Service Manager (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-11845 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-11845 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Service Manager., published on 19 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11845 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Service Manager.. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11845/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11845/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11845
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11845
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11845

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11845/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.