CVE-2020-36653

GENI Portal error-text.php cross site scripting

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 18, 2023 at 07:58 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGeni Portal

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2020-01-29
Affected range stops below 2020-01-29, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

SignaturePermissions RequiredThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.218474
VDB EntryTechnical DescriptionPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.218474

CVSS

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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