CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-37018

MediumCVSS 6.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.27%

18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs

Summary

GOautodial 4.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated agents to inject malicious scripts through message subjects. Attackers can craft messages with embedded JavaScript that will execute when an administrator reads the message, potentially stealing session cookies or executing client-side attacks.

Risk Assessment

An authenticated agent could perform an XSS attack against an administrator, potentially leading to session theft, admin account takeover, or further browser-based attacks.

Recommendation

Apply patches or updates to GOautodial that sanitize input in message subjects. Additionally, enable security headers (CSP) and provide security awareness training.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

GOautodial 4.0 contains a persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated agents to inject malicious scripts through message subjects. Attackers can craft messages with embedded JavaScript that will execute when an administrator reads the message, potentially stealing session cookies or executing client-side attacks.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS