CVE-2020-35272 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Cross-site scripting in the admin portal allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via task and description fields.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-35272?

CVE-2020-35272 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jan 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Employee Performance Evaluation System in PHP/MySQLi with Source Code 1.0 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Admin Portal in the Task and Description fields.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35272?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Employee Performance Evaluation System Project Employee Performance Evaluation System.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35272 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-2020-35272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cv67-mvhx-g3hq.

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