CVE-2020-15119 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In auth0-lock versions before and including 11.25.1, dangerouslySetInnerHTML is used to update the DOM. When dangerouslySetInnerHTML is used, the application and its users might be exposed to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Published: 2020-08-19

Score: 6.4 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

auth0

lock

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 11.25.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:auth0:lock:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2020-0601	In auth0-lock versions before and including 11.25.1, dangerouslySetInnerHTML is used to update the DOM. When dangerouslySetInnerHTML is used, the application and its users might be exposed to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
Github GHSA	GHSA-6gg3-pmm7-97xc	DOM-based XSS in auth0-lock

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

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 0.00546.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/auth0/lock/security/advisories/GHSA-6gg3-pmm7-97xc

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Auth0 Lock

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2020-08-19T21:20:11.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T13:08:21.963Z

Reserved: 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-15119

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-20T01:17:11.680

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:56:05.380

Link: CVE-2020-15119

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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