CVE-2020-8031
Published: 11 February 2021
Summary
CVE-2020-8031 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Opensuse Open Build Service. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 43.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-28943
Vulnerability details
A Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Open Build Service allows remote attackers to store JS code in markdown that is not properly escaped, impacting confidentiality and integrity. This issue affects: Open Build Service…
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versions prior to 2.10.8.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.