CVE-2020-14194 Other in n/a
Medium 5.4
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14194 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2020-14194 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2020-14194/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14194/index.md)
Attackers can exploit reverse tabnapping in Zulip Server topic headers to potentially hijack user sessions or redirect users to malicious sites.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-14194?
CVE-2020-14194 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 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
Zulip Server before 2.1.5 allows reverse tabnapping via a topic header link.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14194?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zulip Zulip Server.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14194 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-14194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2019-18933 Information disclosure in n/a
- CVE-2020-15070 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2017-0910 Missing authorization in Zulip Server
- CVE-2025-31478 Zulip Authentication Backend Configuration Bypass
- CVE-2023-33186 Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Zulip Server development branch via topic tooltip
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3h7-q69r-j2c6.