FKIE_CVE-2020-27885

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-10-29 21:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:09
Severity
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on WSO2 API Manager 3.1.0. By exploiting a Cross-site scripting vulnerability the attacker can hijack a logged-in user’s session by stealing cookies which means that a malicious hacker can change the logged-in user’s password and invalidate the session of the victim while the hacker maintains access.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/2020+AdvisoriesVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.rodrigofavarini.com.br/cybersecurity/multiple-xss-on-api-manager-3-1-0/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/2020+AdvisoriesVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.rodrigofavarini.com.br/cybersecurity/multiple-xss-on-api-manager-3-1-0/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
wso2 api_manager 3.1.0
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