# CVE-2020-14333: Cross-site scripting in ovirt-engine

> Reflected XSS in Ovirt Engine allows attackers to steal user cookies or impersonate users via phishing.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p9q6-rx74-627c

## What is CVE-2020-14333?

CVE-2020-14333 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in The ovirt Project ovirt-engine, published on 18 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

A flaw was found in Ovirt Engine's web interface in ovirt 4.4 and earlier, where it did not filter user-controllable parameters completely, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting attack. This flaw allows an attacker to leverage a phishing attack, steal an unsuspecting user's cookies or other confidential information, or impersonate them within the application's context.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14333?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ovirt Ovirt-Engine.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-14333?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2020-14333 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14333 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in The ovirt Project ovirt-engine

- [CVE-2013-4367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4367/): Misconfiguration in ovirt-engine (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-0822](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0822/): Ovirt: authentication bypass (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-35497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35497/): Information disclosure in ovirt-engine (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-3193](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3193/): An HTML injection/reflected Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in the ovirt-engine. (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-19336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-19336/): Cross-site scripting in ovirt-engine (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14333 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-14333 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in The ovirt Project ovirt-engine, published on 18 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-2020-14333 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: The ovirt Project ovirt-engine. 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-2020-14333/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14333/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14333
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14333
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14333

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14333/
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