What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-24609?

CVE-2020-24609 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 9.8%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-24609?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-24609. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 9.8%.

Savsoft Quiz CVE-2020-24609

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2020-08-25 cve@mitre.org

XSS Savsoft Quiz

6.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.1 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 25, 2020 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

TechKshetra Info Solutions Pvt. Ltd Savsoft Quiz 5.5 and earlier has XSS which can result in an attacker injecting the XSS payload in the User Registration section and each time the admin visits the manage user section from the admin panel, the XSS triggers and the attacker can steal the cookie via crafted payload.

AnalysisAI

TechKshetra Info Solutions Pvt. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. TechKshetra Info Solutions Pvt. Ltd Savsoft Quiz 5.5 and earlier has XSS which can result in an attacker injecting the XSS payload in the User Registration section and each time the admin visits the manage user section from the admin panel, the XSS triggers and the attacker can steal the cookie via crafted payload. Affected products include: Techkshetrainfo Savsoft Quiz.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.