What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-29239?

CVE-2020-29239 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: 0.5%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-29239?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-29239. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.5%.

Online Voting System CVE-2020-29239

MEDIUM

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

2020-12-02 cve@mitre.org

XSS Online Voting System

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

Dec 02, 2020 - 17:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

DescriptionNVD

Online Birth Certificate System Project V 1.0 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS). This vulnerability can result in an attacker injecting the XSS payload in the User Registration section. When an admin visits the View Detail of Application section from the admin panel, the attacker can able to steal the cookie according to the crafted payload.

AnalysisAI

Online Birth Certificate System Project V 1.0 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS). 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. Online Birth Certificate System Project V 1.0 is affected by cross-site scripting (XSS). This vulnerability can result in an attacker injecting the XSS payload in the User Registration section. When an admin visits the View Detail of Application section from the admin panel, the attacker can able to steal the cookie according to the crafted payload. Affected products include: Janobe Online Voting System.

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.