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CVE-2019-20798
An XSS issue was discovered in handler_server_info.c in Cherokee through 1.2.104. The requested URL is improperly displayed on the About…
High8.4EPSS 1.7%
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- Updated
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- mitre
Description
An XSS issue was discovered in handler_server_info.c in Cherokee through 1.2.104. The requested URL is improperly displayed on the About page in the default configuration of the web server and its administrator panel. The XSS in the administrator panel can be used to reconfigure the server and execute arbitrary commands.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.4.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1227 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-202012-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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