CVE-2020-36845
KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description
The KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training application before 2020-01-10 contains a redirect function that does not validate the destination URL before redirecting. The response has a SCRIPT element that sets window.location.href to an arbitrary https URL.
INFO
Published Date :
April 20, 2025, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 13, 2025, 2:27 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2020-36845.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.doyler.net/security-not-included/knowbe4-vulnerabilities | Exploit |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-601 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:knowbe4:security_awareness_training:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2020-01-10 Added Reference Type MITRE: https://www.doyler.net/security-not-included/knowbe4-vulnerabilities Types: Exploit -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 20, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag exclusively-hosted-service Added Description The KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training application before 2020-01-10 contains a redirect function that does not validate the destination URL before redirecting. The response has a SCRIPT element that sets window.location.href to an arbitrary https URL. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-601 Added Reference https://www.doyler.net/security-not-included/knowbe4-vulnerabilities
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-36845 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-36845
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