What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-35774?

CVE-2020-35774 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: 87.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2020-35774?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2020-35774. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 87.6%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2020-35774?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2020-35774. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Twitter CVE-2020-35774

MEDIUM

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

2020-12-29 cve@mitre.org

XSS Twitter Twitter Server

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 29, 2020 - 18:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.4

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

19 maven packages depend on com.twitter:twitter-server_2.12 (6 direct, 13 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 20.12.0.

DescriptionNVD

server/handler/HistogramQueryHandler.scala in Twitter TwitterServer (aka twitter-server) before 20.12.0, in some configurations, allows XSS via the /histograms endpoint.

AnalysisAI

server/handler/HistogramQueryHandler.scala in Twitter TwitterServer (aka twitter-server) before 20.12.0, in some configurations, allows XSS via the /histograms endpoint. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

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. server/handler/HistogramQueryHandler.scala in Twitter TwitterServer (aka twitter-server) before 20.12.0, in some configurations, allows XSS via the /histograms endpoint. Affected products include: Twitter Twitter-Server. Version information: before 20.12.0.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.