CVE-2020-13959GHSA-FH63-4R66-JC7V
Velocity Tools XSS Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 3.1
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Apache Software Foundation Apache Velocity Tools
fixed in 3.1
- org.apache.velocity.tools:velocity-tools-parentMaven
fixed in 3.1
- org.apache.velocity:velocity-toolsMaven
through 2.0
References 7
lists.apache.org
- thread.html/r6802a38c3041059e763a1aadd7b37fe95de75408144b5805e29b84e3@<user.velocity.apache.org>
- thread.html/rb042f3b0090e419cc9f5a3d32cf0baff283ccd6fcb1caea61915d6b6@<commits.velocity.apache.org>
- thread.html/rf9868c564cff7adfd5283563f2309b93b3e496354a211a57503b2f72@<announce.apache.org>
- thread.html/r97edad0655770342d2d36620fb1de50b142fcd6c4f5c53dd72ca41d7@<user.velocity.apache.org>