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CVE-2020-5223
Persistent XSS vulnerability in filename of attached file in PrivateBin
Medium6.1EPSS 0.66%
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- GitHub_M
Description
In PrivateBin versions 1.2.0 before 1.2.2, and 1.3.0 before 1.3.2, a persistent XSS attack is possible. Under certain conditions, a user provided attachment file name can inject HTML leading to a persistent Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability has been fixed in PrivateBin v1.3.2 & v1.2.2. Admins are urged to upgrade to these versions to protect the affected users.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub_MCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.66% · top 48% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected >= 1.2.0, < 1.2.2
- affected >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.2
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Packagistprivatebin/privatebinGHSA-8j72-p2wm-6738 (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/security/advisories/GHSA-8j72-p2wm-6738 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://privatebin.info/news/v1.3.2-v1.2.2-release.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/commit/8d0ac336d23cd8c98e71d5f21cdadcae9c8a26e6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/issues/554 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-8j72-p2wm-6738 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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