What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-26701?

CVE-2020-26701 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-26701?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-26701. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.9%.

Kaa CVE-2020-26701

MEDIUM

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

2020-11-17 cve@mitre.org

XSS Kaa

5.4

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.4 MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 17, 2020 - 18:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Dashboards section in Kaa IoT Platform v1.2.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML Injection payloads via the Description. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, 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. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Dashboards section in Kaa IoT Platform v1.2.0 allows remote attackers to inject malicious web scripts or HTML Injection payloads via the Description parameter. Affected products include: Kaaproject Kaa.

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.