CVE-2020-36653 json
GENI Portal error-text.php cross site scripting
published 2023-01-18 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-24100
- cvss
- 3.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability was found in GENI Portal. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file portal/www/portal/error-text.php. The manipulation of the argument error leads to cross site scripting. The attack may be launched remotely. The patch is identified as c2356cc41260551073bfaa3a94d1ab074f554938. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-218474 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Patch / fix
- geni geni-portal 2020-01-29
- github.com/GENI-NSF/geni-portal@c2356cc commit
- github.com/GENI-NSF/geni-portal#1822 pull request
Exploit prediction
0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.0 | 3.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- GENI Portal
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/GENI-NSF/geni-portal/pull/1822
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/GENI-NSF/geni-portal/commit/c2356cc41260551073bfaa3a94d1ab074f554938
patch
-
vuldb.com
/?id.218474
vdb-entry, technical-description, permissions-required, third-party-advisory
-
vuldb.com
/?ctiid.218474
signature, permissions-required, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-36653
- NVD CVE-2020-36653
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