CVE-2020-35774 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

server/handler/HistogramQueryHandler.scala in Twitter TwitterServer (aka twitter-server) before 20.12.0, in some configurations, allows XSS via the /histograms endpoint.

Published: 2020-12-29

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 87.6% High

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:twitter:twitter-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
Github GHSA	GHSA-3mqv-8gxg-pfm4	TwitterServer Cross-site Scripting via /histograms endpoint

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 0.87622.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://advisory.checkmarx.net/advisory/CX-2020-4287
https://github.com/twitter/twitter-server/commit/e0aeb87e89a6e6c711214ee2de0dd9f6e5f9cb6c
https://github.com/twitter/twitter-server/compare/twitter-server-20.10.0...twitter-server-20.12.0

History

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Subscriptions

Twitter Twitter-server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-12-29T17:54:04.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:09:15.249Z

Reserved: 2020-12-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-35774

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-12-29T18:15:13.057

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:14:16.197

Link: CVE-2020-35774

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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