# CVE-2020-6802: XSS in Bleach when noscript and raw tag whitelisted

> Mutation XSS in Mozilla Bleach allows code execution when cleaning HTML with specific noscript and raw tag configurations.

- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 24 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6802, DSA-4636-1, GHSA-q65m-pv3f-wr5r, MGASA-2020-0125, PYSEC-2020-27, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6802, openSUSE-SU-2020:0308-1, openSUSE-SU-2020:0325-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:11507-1

## What is CVE-2020-6802?

CVE-2020-6802 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 24 Mar 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

In Mozilla Bleach before 3.11, a mutation XSS affects users calling bleach.clean with noscript and a raw tag in the allowed/whitelisted tags option.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6802?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including bleach. It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `bleach` | PyPI | All versions | 3.1.1 |
| `bleach` | PyPI | All versions | 3.1.1 |
| `bleach` | PyPI | All versions | 3.1.1 |
| `python-bleach` | SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 | All versions | 3.1.1-bp151.4.4.1 |
| `python-bleach` | openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | All versions | 3.1.1-lp151.3.6.1 |
| `weblate` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 4.8.1-1.1 |

Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Mozilla Bleach.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-6802?

Upgrade bleach to 3.1.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2020-6802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-6802 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-6802 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 24 Mar 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-2020-6802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- bleach (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 3.1.1
- bleach (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 3.1.1
- bleach (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 3.1.1

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-2020-6802/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6802/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-6802
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6802
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-6802

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-6802/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.