CVE-2020-3884 Cross-site scripting in macOS

What is CVE-2020-3884?

CVE-2020-3884 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 1 Apr 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

An injection issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary javascript code execution.

Weakness: CWE-74, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3884?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3884?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3884 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-2020-3884 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3884 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X

• CVE-2014-7169 GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2014-6271 GNU Bourne-Again Shell (Bash) Arbitrary Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2012-1823 PHP-CGI Query String Parameter Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-30713 Apple macOS Unspecified Exploited High 7.8
• CVE-2019-8526 Apple macOS Use-After-Free Exploited High 7.8

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-3mq5-m58g-fgj3.