VDB
CVE-2020-13959
CVE-2020-13959
PUBLISHED
The default error page for VelocityView in Apache Velocity Tools prior to 3.1 reflects back the vm file that was entered as part of the URL. An attacker can set an XSS payload file as this vm file in the URL which results in this payload being executed. XSS vulnerabilities allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the attacked website and the attacked user. This can be abused to steal session cookies, perform requests in the name of the victim or for phishing attacks.
EPSS 3.21% · 87.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
3.21%
87.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | velocity-tools | 2.0-6, 2.0-7, 0 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | velocity-tools | 0, 2.0-3, 2.0-4 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | velocity-tools | 2.0-7, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6802a38c3041059e763a1aadd7b37fe95de75408144b5805e29b84e3%40%3Cuser.velocity.apache.org%3E (circl)
- [velocity-commits] 20210310 [velocity-site] 01/01: CVE announcement (circl)
- [announce] 20210310 CVE-2020-13959: Velocity Tools XSS Vulnerability (circl)
- [oss-security] 20210309 CVE-2020-13959: Velocity Tools XSS Vulnerability (circl)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210317 [SECURITY] [DLA 2597-1] velocity-tools security update (circl)
- [velocity-user] 20210318 Re: CVE-2020-13959: Velocity Tools XSS Vulnerability (circl)
- GLSA-202107-52 (circl)
Timeline
- Mar 10, 2021 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jul 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jul 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 12, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 25, 2022 CVE Updated
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-13959 third-party-advisory
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/10/2 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/10/2 third-party-advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6802a38c3041059e763a1aadd7b37fe95de75408144b5805e29b84e3%40%3Cuser.velocity.apache.org%3E third-party-advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r6802a38c3041059e763a1aadd7b37fe95de75408144b5805e29b84e3@%3Cuser.velocity.apache.org%3E third-party-advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb042f3b0090e419cc9f5a3d32cf0baff283ccd6fcb1caea61915d6b6@%3Ccommits.velocity.apache.org%3E third-party-advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9868c564cff7adfd5283563f2309b93b3e496354a211a57503b2f72@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6282-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13959 third-party-advisory