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HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-28502
Apache Xmlhttprequest Cross-Site Scripture Injection Vulnerability
Description

This affects the package xmlhttprequest before 1.7.0; all versions of package xmlhttprequest-ssl. Provided requests are sent synchronously (async=False on xhr.open), malicious user input flowing into xhr.send could result in arbitrary code being injected and run.

INFO

Published Date :

March 5, 2021, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-28502 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 Xmlhttprequest_project xmlhttprequest
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • There is no known solution at this time.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-28502 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2020-28502.

URL Resource
https://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/1.6.0/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js%23L480 Broken Link
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082937 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082938 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUEST-1082935 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUESTSSL-1082936 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/1.6.0/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js%23L480 Broken Link
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082937 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082938 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUEST-1082935 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUESTSSL-1082936 Exploit Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-28502 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-28502 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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dpredrag/CVE-2020-28502

None

Dockerfile JavaScript HTML

Updated: 4 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 28, 2021, 11:01 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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s-index/CVE-2020-28502

CVE-2020-28502 node-XMLHttpRequest RCE

cve-2020-28502 xmlhttprequest rce poc

Dockerfile JavaScript HTML

Updated: 1 year ago
4 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : May 12, 2021, 12:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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n0-traces/cve_monitor

Automatic monitor github cve using Github Actions

Python

Updated: 6 months ago
2 stars 55 fork 55 watcher
Born at : April 7, 2021, 11:16 a.m. This repo has been linked 1008 different CVEs too.
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PoC List

exploit proof-of-concept cve-2020-13957 apache-solr remote-code-execution vulnerability security cve-2021-21341 cve-2021-21349 xstream ssrf dos cve-2020-28502 xmlhttprequest solr-rce poc cve-2021-20717 xss awslabs unsafe-yaml-load

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
11 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Nov. 28, 2020, 7:18 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-28502 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-28502 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/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/1.6.0/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js%23L480
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082937
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082938
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUEST-1082935
    Added Reference https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUESTSSL-1082936
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 16, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/1.6.0/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js%23L480 Third Party Advisory https://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/1.6.0/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js%23L480 Broken Link
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/1.6.0/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js%23L480 No Types Assigned https://github.com/driverdan/node-XMLHttpRequest/blob/1.6.0/lib/XMLHttpRequest.js%23L480 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082937 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082937 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082938 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1082938 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUEST-1082935 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUEST-1082935 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUESTSSL-1082936 No Types Assigned https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-XMLHTTPREQUESTSSL-1082936 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-94
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:xmlhttprequest_project:xmlhttprequest:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.7.0
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.1
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

17.40 }} -30.80%

score

0.94522

percentile