CVE-2020-17542

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    CVE-2020-17542

    Published: 23 Apr 2021Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- ecc5abc7d7615e24c083c41483319e34243211a0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    5.1.5

    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
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