CVE-2020-20908 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Akaunting v1.3.17 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload in the Company Name input field.

Published: 2021-10-25

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:akaunting:akaunting:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2020-13688	Akaunting v1.3.17 was discovered to contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability which allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload in the Company Name input field.

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 0.00596.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154691/Akaunting-1.3.17-Cross-Site-Scripting.html

History

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Subscriptions

Akaunting Akaunting

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-10-25T14:37:25.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T14:22:25.539Z

Reserved: 2020-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-20908

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-25T15:15:07.537

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:03:26.807

Link: CVE-2020-20908

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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