# CVE-2020-7579: Cross-site scripting in Spectrum Power™ 5

> Cross-site scripting in Spectrum Power 5 web server allows attackers to execute scripts in user browsers via malicious links.

- **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:** 10 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3hfj-wm5c-qv7r

## What is CVE-2020-7579?

CVE-2020-7579 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Siemens AG Spectrum Power™ 5, published on 10 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

A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power™ 5 (All versions < v5.50 HF02). The web server could allow Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks if unsuspecting users are tricked into accessing a malicious link. User interaction is required for a successful exploitation. If deployed according to recommended system configuration, Siemens consideres the environmental vector as CR:L/IR:M/AR:H/MAV:A (4.1).

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7579?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Spectrum Power 5.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7579 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Siemens AG Spectrum Power™ 5, published on 10 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-2020-7579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens AG Spectrum Power™ 5. 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-2020-7579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7579/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7579

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7579/
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