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DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28502
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28502
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.100000381469727 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published March 5, 2021
This affects the package xmlhttprequest before 1.7.0; all versions of package xmlhttprequest-ssl. Provided requests are sent synchronously (async=False on xhr.open), malicious user input flowing into xhr.send could result in arbitrary code being injected and run.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| node-xmlhttprequest | Debian:14 | 1.8.0-1 |
| node-xmlhttprequest | Debian:13 | 1.8.0-1 |
| node-xmlhttprequest | Debian:12 | 1.8.0-1 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
8.100000381469727
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | node-xmlhttprequest | 0 |
| Debian:13 | node-xmlhttprequest | 0 |
| Debian:12 | node-xmlhttprequest | 0 |
Timeline
- Mar 5, 2021 CVE Published
- Oct 26, 2026 CVE Updated
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