CVE-2020-3975 Cross-site scripting in VMware App Volumes
Attackers with application creation privileges can inject malicious scripts executed in victims' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-3975?
CVE-2020-3975 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in VMware App Volumes, published on 21 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
VMware App Volumes 2.x prior to 2.18.6 and VMware App Volumes 4 prior to 2006 contain a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A malicious actor with access to create and edit applications or create storage groups, may be able to inject malicious script which will be executed by a victim's browser when viewing.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3975?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Vmware App Volumes.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3975?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3975 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-2020-3975 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3975 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in VMware App Volumes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-72vg-99qh-3ghw.