What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-25833?

CVE-2020-25833 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.5%.

Idol CVE-2020-25833

MEDIUM

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

2020-11-17 security@opentext.com

XSS Idol

4.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.8 MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 17, 2020 - 02:15 nvd

MEDIUM 4.8

DescriptionNVD

Persistent cross-Site Scripting vulnerability on Micro Focus IDOL product, affecting all version prior to version 12.7. The vulnerability could be exploited to perform Persistent XSS attack.

AnalysisAI

Persistent cross-Site Scripting vulnerability on Micro Focus IDOL product, affecting all version prior to version 12.7. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. 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. Persistent cross-Site Scripting vulnerability on Micro Focus IDOL product, affecting all version prior to version 12.7. The vulnerability could be exploited to perform Persistent XSS attack. Affected products include: Microfocus Idol. Version information: version 12.7..

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.