What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-9843?

CVE-2020-9843 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.1%.

Icloud CVE-2020-9843

HIGH

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

2020-06-09 product-security@apple.com

XSS Microsoft Apple Icloud Itunes Safari Ipados Iphone Os Tvos Watchos

7.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.1 HIGH

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

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:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jun 09, 2020 - 17:15 nvd

HIGH 7.1

DescriptionNVD

An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5, Safari 13.1.1, iTunes 12.10.7 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.2, iCloud for Windows 7.19. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack.

AnalysisAI

An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, 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. An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5, Safari 13.1.1, iTunes 12.10.7 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.2, iCloud for Windows 7.19. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to a cross site scripting attack. Affected products include: Apple Icloud, Apple Itunes, Apple Safari, Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.

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.