CVE-2020-35659
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: December 24, 2020 at 03:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPi Hole
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
Description
The DNS query log in Pi-hole before 5.2.2 is vulnerable to stored XSS. An attacker with the ability to directly or indirectly query DNS with a malicious hostname can cause arbitrary JavaScript to execute when the Pi-hole administrator visits the Query Log or Long-term data Query Log page.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.mirch.io/2020/12/24/pihole-xss/x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/pi-hole-core-web-v5-2-2-and-ftl-v5-3-3-released/41998x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/pi-hole/AdminLTE/pull/1665CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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