Antsword
CVE-2020-25470
MEDIUM
Severity by source
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
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1DescriptionNVD
AntSword 2.1.8.1 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the View Site funtion. When viewing an added site, an XSS payload can be injected in cookies view which can lead to remote code execution.
AnalysisAI
AntSword 2.1.8.1 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the View Site funtion. 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. AntSword 2.1.8.1 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the View Site funtion. When viewing an added site, an XSS payload can be injected in cookies view which can lead to remote code execution. Affected products include: Antsword Project Antsword.
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.
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability AntSword v2.0.7 can remotely execute system commands. Rated critical severity
In antSword before 2.1.0, self-XSS in the database configuration leads to code execution via modules/database/asp/index.
Same weakness CWE-79 – Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
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