CVE-2020-29025 DOM-based Javascript injection
Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers via crafted URLs, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- 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-2020-29025?
CVE-2020-29025 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Secomea SiteManager Embedded (SM-E), published on 16 Feb 2021. 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 vulnerability in SiteManager-Embedded (SM-E) Web server which may allow attacker to construct a URL that if visited by another application user, will cause JavaScript code supplied by the attacker to execute within the user's browser in the context of that user's session with the application. This issue affects all versions and variants of SM-E prior to version 9.3
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-29025?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Secomea Sitemanager Embedded.
How do I fix CVE-2020-29025?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-29025 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-2020-29025 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-29025 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Secomea SiteManager Embedded (SM-E)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pfgj-h95w-gwmm.