Cross-site scripting in TwitterServer - CVE-2020-35774
Published: May 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52904
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35774
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
TwitterServer
TwitterServer
Software vendor:
Twitter
Description
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the /histograms endpoint.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data via the via the /histograms endpoint to server/handler/HistogramQueryHandler.scala. 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.