# CVE-2020-5662: Cross-site scripting in XooNIps

> Remote authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into XooNIps, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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:** 16 Nov 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-58pg-j425-hm9j

## What is CVE-2020-5662?

CVE-2020-5662 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 16 Nov 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

Reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in XooNIps 3.49 and earlier allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary script via unspecified vectors.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5662?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Riken Xoonips.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5662?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5662 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5662 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5662 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

- [CVE-2020-5664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5664/): Deserialization in XooNIps (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-5624](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5624/): SQL injection in XooNIps (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-5659](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5659/): SQL injection in XooNIps (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-5625](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5625/): Cross-site scripting in XooNIps (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2020-5663](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5663/): Cross-site scripting in XooNIps (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5662 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5662 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 16 Nov 2020. 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-2020-5662 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Neuroinformatics Unit, Integrative Computational Brain Science Collaboration Division, RIKEN Center for Brain Science XooNIps. 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-2020-5662/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5662/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5662
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5662
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5662

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