# CVE-2020-35170: Cross-site scripting in Unisphere for PowerMax

> An authenticated attacker can inject JavaScript to hijack other users' sessions in Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w6hg-rmw9-vhr2

## What is CVE-2020-35170?

CVE-2020-35170 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell Unisphere for PowerMax, published on 5 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax versions prior to 9.1.0.9, Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax versions prior to 9.0.2.16, and Dell EMC PowerMax OS 5978.221.221 and 5978.479.479 contain a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability to inject javascript code and affect other authenticated users’ sessions.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35170?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dell Powermax Os, Dell Unisphere.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-35170?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-35170 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35170 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Unisphere for PowerMax

- [CVE-2021-21531](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21531/): Missing authorization in Unisphere for PowerMax (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2021-36339](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36339/): Hardcoded credentials in Solutions Enabler vApp (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-48660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48660/): Path traversal in vApp Manger (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-48671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48671/): Information disclosure in vApp Manager (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-48662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48662/): Command injection in vApp Manager (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-35170 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-35170 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Dell Unisphere for PowerMax, published on 5 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35170 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Unisphere for PowerMax. 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-2020-35170/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35170/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35170
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35170
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-35170

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