CVE-2020-5838 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Symantec IT Analytics, prior to 2.9.1, may be susceptible to a cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit, which is a type of issue that can potentially enable attackers to inject client-side scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

Published: 2020-05-13

Score: 4.8 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

n/a

IT Analytics

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Prior to 2.9.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:it_analytics:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2020-26993	Symantec IT Analytics, prior to 2.9.1, may be susceptible to a cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit, which is a type of issue that can potentially enable attackers to inject client-side scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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 0.00689.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html?notificationId=SYMSA1766

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec It Analytics

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: symantec

Published: 2020-05-13T15:42:20.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:39:25.918Z

Reserved: 2020-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-5838

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-05-13T16:15:12.967

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:22:18.863

Link: CVE-2020-5838

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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