# CVE-2020-36654: GENI Portal sliceresource.php no_invocation_id_error cross site scripting

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via invocation_id or invocation_user parameters in GENI Portal, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xvv5-7cf4-2v4c

## What is CVE-2020-36654?

CVE-2020-36654 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in GENI Portal, published on 18 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GENI Portal. This affects the function no_invocation_id_error of the file portal/www/portal/sliceresource.php. The manipulation of the argument invocation_id/invocation_user leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The patch is named 39a96fb4b822bd3497442a96135de498d4a81337. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-218475.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36654?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Geni Geni-Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-36654?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36654 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-36654 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in GENI Portal

- [CVE-2020-36653](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36653/): GENI Portal error-text.php cross site scripting (low 3.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-36654 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-36654 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in GENI Portal, published on 18 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36654 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: GENI Portal. 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-2020-36654/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36654/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36654
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36654
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36654

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-36654/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.