6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-11001
Wagtail Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

In Wagtail before versions 2.8.1 and 2.7.2, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on the page revision comparison view within the Wagtail admin interface. A user with a limited-permission editor account for the Wagtail admin could potentially craft a page revision history that, when viewed by a user with higher privileges, could perform actions with that user's credentials. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 2.7.2 (for the LTS 2.7 branch) and Wagtail 2.8.1 (for the current 2.8 branch).

INFO

Published Date :

April 14, 2020, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-11001 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Torchbox wagtail
1 Wagtail wagtail
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-11001.

URL Resource
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-v2wc-pfq2-5cm6 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/61045ceefea114c40ac4b680af58990dbe732389
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v2.8.1
https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-v2wc-pfq2-5cm6 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-11001 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/61045ceefea114c40ac4b680af58990dbe732389
    Added Reference https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v2.8.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-v2wc-pfq2-5cm6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In Wagtail before versions 2.8.1 and 2.7.2, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on the page revision comparison view within the Wagtail admin interface. A user with a limited-permission editor account for the Wagtail admin could potentially craft a page revision history that, when viewed by a user with higher privileges, could perform actions with that user's credentials. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 2.7.2 (for the LTS 2.7 branch) and Wagtail 2.8.1 (for the current 2.8 branch). In Wagtail before versions 2.8.1 and 2.7.2, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on the page revision comparison view within the Wagtail admin interface. A user with a limited-permission editor account for the Wagtail admin could potentially craft a page revision history that, when viewed by a user with higher privileges, could perform actions with that user's credentials. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 2.7.2 (for the LTS 2.7 branch) and Wagtail 2.8.1 (for the current 2.8 branch).
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v2.8.1
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/61045ceefea114c40ac4b680af58990dbe732389
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-79
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/61045ceefea114c40ac4b680af58990dbe732389 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/commit/61045ceefea114c40ac4b680af58990dbe732389 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v2.8.1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/releases/tag/v2.8.1 Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-v2wc-pfq2-5cm6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/wagtail/wagtail/security/advisories/GHSA-v2wc-pfq2-5cm6 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.9 up to (including) 2.7.1 *cpe:2.3:a:torchbox:wagtail:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description In Wagtail before versions 2.8.1 and 2.7.2, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on the page revision comparison view within the Wagtail admin interface. A user with a limited-permission editor account for the Wagtail admin could potentially craft a page revision history that, when viewed by a user with higher privileges, could perform actions with that user's credentials. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 2.7.2 (for the LTS 2.7 branch) and Wagtail 2.8.1 (for the current 2.8 branch). In Wagtail before versions 2.8.1 and 2.7.2, a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists on the page revision comparison view within the Wagtail admin interface. A user with a limited-permission editor account for the Wagtail admin could potentially craft a page revision history that, when viewed by a user with higher privileges, could perform actions with that user's credentials. The vulnerability is not exploitable by an ordinary site visitor without access to the Wagtail admin. Patched versions have been released as Wagtail 2.7.2 (for the LTS 2.7 branch) and Wagtail 2.8.1 (for the current 2.8 branch).
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-11001 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.04%

score

0.47222

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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