CVE-2020-17453 json
WSO2 Management Console through 5.10 allows XSS via the carbon/admin/login.jsp msgId parameter.
published 2021-04-05 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-9405
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 26.2%
- EPSS 26.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
WSO2 Management Console through 5.10 allows XSS via the carbon/admin/login.jsp msgId parameter.
Exploit prediction
26.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template WSO2 Carbon Management Console <=5.10 - Cross-Site Scripting nuclei detection template
- twitter.com https://twitter.com/JacksonHHax/status/1374681422678519813 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/JHHAX/CVE-2020-17453-PoC referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
twitter.com
/JacksonHHax/status/1374681422678519813
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/JHHAX/CVE-2020-17453-PoC
exploit, third-party-advisory
- security.docs.wso2.com /en/latest/security-announcements/security-advisories/2021/WSO2-2020-1132/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-17453
- NVD CVE-2020-17453
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