CVE-2020-5497
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: January 4, 2020 at 02:07 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The OpenID Connect reference implementation for MITREid Connect through 1.3.3 allows XSS due to userInfoJson being included in the page unsanitized. This is related to header.tag. The issue can be exploited to execute arbitrary JavaScript.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156574/MITREid-1.3.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Feb/25x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/mitreid-connect/OpenID-Connect-Java-Spring-Server/issues/1521x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.securitymetrics.com/blog/MITREid-Connect-cross-site-scripting-CVE-2020-5497CVSS
- 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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