Vulnerability identifier: #VU26151

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7598

CWE-ID: CWE-94

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
minimist
Web applications / Modules and components for CMS

Vendor: Gived.Org

Description

The 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 inject and execute arbitrary script code.

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.

Mitigation
The vendor has issued the following versions to address this vulnerability: 1.2.3.

Vulnerable software versions

minimist: 0.0.0 - 1.2.2

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External links
http://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1179

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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.