CVE-2020-6804 (GCVE-0-2020-6804)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-28 22:38 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
XSS in Mozilla WebThings Gateway
Summary
A reflected XSS vulnerability exists within the gateway, allowing an attacker to craft a specialized URL which could steal the user's authentication token. When combined with CVE-2020-6803, an attacker could fully compromise the system.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/mozilla-iot/gateway/pull/2446 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | WebThings Gateway |
Affected:
0.3.0 , < 0.3.0*
(custom)
Affected: 0.12.0 , < 0.12.0 (custom) |
guessed |
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