CVE-2020-10935 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Zulip Server before 2.1.3 allows XSS via a Markdown link, with resultant account takeover.

Published: 2020-04-20

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:zulip:zulip_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-3341	Zulip Server before 2.1.3 allows XSS via a Markdown link, with resultant account takeover.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00723.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.zulip.org/2020/04/01/zulip-server-2-1-3-security-release/
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/zulip-account-takeover-stored-xss

History

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Subscriptions

Zulip Zulip Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-04-20T19:47:17.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T11:21:12.974Z

Reserved: 2020-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-10935

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-20T20:15:11.697

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:48:42.633

Link: CVE-2020-10935

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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