Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-24553 |
CWE-ID | CWE-79 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
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Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system golang-1.14-go (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component golang-1.14 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component golang-1.10-go (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component golang-1.10 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU46580
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-24553
CWE-ID:
CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
MitigationUpdate the affected package golang-1.10 to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 16.04 - 20.10
golang-1.14-go (Ubuntu package): before 1.14.7-2ubuntu1.1
golang-1.14 (Ubuntu package): before 1.14.7-2ubuntu1.1
golang-1.10-go (Ubuntu package): before 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2
golang-1.10 (Ubuntu package): before 1.10.4-2ubuntu1~18.04.2
External linkshttp://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4758-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.