CVE-2020-14042 Codiad Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability

What is CVE-2020-14042?

CVE-2020-14042 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Aug 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

** PRODUCT NOT SUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in Codiad v1.7.8 and later. The vulnerability occurs because of improper sanitization of the folder's name $path variable in components/filemanager/class.filemanager.php. NOTE: the vendor states "Codiad is no longer under active maintenance by core contributors."

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14042?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including codiad/codiad. It affects 1 product.

Products include Codiad Codiad.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14042?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14042 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2020-14042 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2019-19208 Code injection in codiad Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-14009 Codiad remote code execution vulnerability Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-11366 Codiad Vulnerable to Shell Command Injection Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-14043 Codiad CSRF Vulnerability High 8.8
• CVE-2020-23355 Codiad Vulnerable to PHP Magic Hash Vulnerability High 7.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-g2x4-256v-5pvx.