CVE-2020-14413 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser via a bypassed sanitization function in NeDi, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.

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-2020-14413?

CVE-2020-14413 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 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

NeDi 1.9C is vulnerable to XSS because of an incorrect implementation of sanitize() in inc/libmisc.php. This function attempts to escape the SCRIPT tag from user-controllable values, but can be easily bypassed, as demonstrated by an onerror attribute of an IMG element as a Devices-Config.php?sta= value.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14413?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nedi Nedi.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14413?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14413 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-2020-14413 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-14413 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2q8x-59g8-x55r.

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