# CVE-2020-14073: XSS exists in PRTG Network Monitor 20.1.56.1574 via crafted map properties.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2020-06-23 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

XSS exists in PRTG Network Monitor 20.1.56.1574 via crafted map properties. An attacker with Read/Write privileges can create a map, and then use the Map Designer Properties screen to insert JavaScript code. This can be exploited against any user with View Maps or Edit Maps access.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable
- https://gist.github.com/alert3/e058baa33c31695f4168a1dbf77103df
- https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/88223-what-s-the-open-vulnerability-report-cve-2020-14073-that-my-security-tracker-informed-me-about
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160312/PRTG-Network-Monitor-20.4.63.1412-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49156

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