CVE-2020-5223 describes a persistent Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PrivateBin versions 1.2.0 through 1.2.1 and 1.3.0 through 1.3.1. This flaw allows an attacker to inject malicious HTML via a user-provided attachment filename, leading to persistent XSS under specific conditions. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.4 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with high attack complexity, requiring low privileges and user interaction, resulting in low impact to confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.2, < 1.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:privatebin:privatebin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.3, < 1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:privatebin:privatebin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
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