CVE-2020-35659 (GCVE-0-2020-35659)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-24 15:59 – Updated: 2024-08-04 17:09
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Summary
The DNS query log in Pi-hole before 5.2.2 is vulnerable to stored XSS. An attacker with the ability to directly or indirectly query DNS with a malicious hostname can cause arbitrary JavaScript to execute when the Pi-hole administrator visits the Query Log or Long-term data Query Log page.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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