CVE-2020-5625 Cross-site scripting in XooNIps
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into XooNIps, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5625?
CVE-2020-5625 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Neuroinformatics Unit, Integrative Computational Brain Science Collaboration Division, RIKEN Center for Brain Science XooNIps, published on 28 Aug 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 XooNIps 3.48 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject an arbitrary script via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5625?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Riken Xoonips.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5625?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5625 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-2020-5625 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5625 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Neuroinformatics Unit, Integrative Computational Brain Science Collaboration Division, RIKEN Center for Brain Science XooNIps
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hjqm-xwjp-x5jg.