# CVE-2020-11850: Cross site scripting vulnerability in Self Service Password Reset

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Self Service Password Reset application, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 21 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j7cx-qx73-9wxc

## What is CVE-2020-11850?

CVE-2020-11850 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OpenText Self Service Password Reset, published on 21 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in OpenText Self Service Password Reset allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects Self Service Password Reset before 4.5.0.2 and 4.4.0.6

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11850?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Netiq Self Service Password Reset.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-11850?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11850 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-11850 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenText Self Service Password Reset

- [CVE-2019-11652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11652/): Auth bypass in Self Service Password Reset (SSPR) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-11647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11647/): Cross-site scripting in Micro Focus NetIQ Self Service Password Reset. (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-11674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11674/): Security feature bypass in Self Service Password Reset (SSPR) versions prior to 4.4.0.4 (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-11850 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-11850 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in OpenText Self Service Password Reset, published on 21 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11850 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenText Self Service Password Reset. 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-2020-11850/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11850/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11850
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11850
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11850

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11850/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.