CVE-2020-13959
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Apache Velocity Tools
6.1
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 3.2%
Description
The default error page for VelocityView in Apache Velocity Tools prior to 3.1 reflects back the vm file that was entered as part of the URL. An attacker can set an XSS payload file as this vm file in the URL which results in this payload being executed. XSS vulnerabilities allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the attacked website and the attacked user. This can be abused to steal session cookies, perform requests in the name of the victim or for phishing attacks.
How to fix CVE-2020-13959
To remediate CVE-2020-13959, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.0-8 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0-6+deb9u1 or later
- —upgrade to 3.1 or later
- —no fix listed
Is CVE-2020-13959 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 2.0-8
- from 0, < 2.0-6+deb9u1
- from 0, < 3.1
- from 0, <= 2.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |