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    CVE-2020-17542

    Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in dotCMS v5.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting a malicious payload into the "Task Detail" comment window of the "/dotAdmin/#/c/workflow" component.

    Published:Apr 23, 2021
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Apr 23, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.00301
    CVSS Score:5.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Dotcms
    Product
    Dotcms

    Exploits

    https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/16890https://github.com/dotCMS/core/issues/16890

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High