Cure53 DOMPurify up to 2.0.16 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Cure53 DOMPurify up to 2.0.16. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2020-26870. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Cure53 DOMPurify up to 2.0.16. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity.

The weakness was released 10/08/2020. The advisory is shared at research.securitum.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-26870. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213005 (SolarWinds Web Help Desk < 12.8.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.0.17 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213005). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.0
VulDB Temp Score: 2.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 213005
Nessus Name: SolarWinds Web Help Desk < 12.8.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DOMPurify 2.0.17
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/07/2020 🔍
10/08/2020 +1 days 🔍
10/08/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/05/2025 +1670 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: research.securitum.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-26870 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-26870
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-162381

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2020 08:07
Updated: 05/05/2025 02:31
Changes: 10/08/2020 08:07 (38), 11/16/2020 10:12 (4), 11/17/2020 11:43 (2), 11/17/2020 11:52 (14), 12/13/2024 23:59 (19), 05/05/2025 02:31 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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