# CVE-2020-5612: Cross-site scripting in KonaWiki

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in KonaWiki via crafted URLs, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jul 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p38g-jh93-54hr

## What is CVE-2020-5612?

CVE-2020-5612 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in kujirahand KonaWiki, published on 29 Jul 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

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in KonaWiki 2.2.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute an arbitrary script via a specially crafted URL.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5612?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Kujirahand Konawiki.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5612?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5612 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5612 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in kujirahand KonaWiki

- [CVE-2021-20720](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20720/): SQL injection in KonaWiki2 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-20721](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-20721/): File upload in KonaWiki2 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-5613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5613/): Cross-site scripting in KonaWiki (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2020-5614](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5614/): Path traversal in KonaWiki (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5612 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5612 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in kujirahand KonaWiki, published on 29 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: kujirahand KonaWiki. 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-2020-5612/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5612/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5612
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5612
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5612

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5612/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.