# CVE-2020-24609: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Attackers can inject XSS payloads in user registration to steal admin cookies when the admin views the user management panel.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 25 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5c5h-fj8x-wmx5

## What is CVE-2020-24609?

CVE-2020-24609 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

TechKshetra Info Solutions Pvt. Ltd Savsoft Quiz 5.5 and earlier has XSS which can result in an attacker injecting the XSS payload in the User Registration section and each time the admin visits the manage user section from the admin panel, the XSS triggers and the attacker can steal the cookie via crafted payload.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24609?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Techkshetrainfo Savsoft Quiz.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-24609?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24609 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-24609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Savsoft Quiz 5 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)
- Savsoft Quiz Enterprise Version 5.5 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-34401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-34401/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2020-27515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27515/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2020-35349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35349/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2024-4256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4256/): Techkshetra Info Solutions Savsoft Quiz Category Page editCategory cross site scripting (low 2.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-24609 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-24609 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24609 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-2020-24609/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24609/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-24609
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24609
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-24609

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