CVE-2020-9443
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 18, 2020 at 12:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorZulip Desktop
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
Zulip Desktop before 4.0.3 loaded untrusted content in an Electron webview with web security disabled, which can be exploited for XSS in a number of ways. This especially affects Zulip Desktop 2.3.82.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.0.3
Affected range stops below 4.0.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.zulip.org/2020/02/29/zulip-desktop-4-0-3-security-release/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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