CVE-2020-13821

medium

Description

An issue was discovered in HiveMQ Broker Control Center 4.3.2. A crafted clientid parameter in an MQTT packet (sent to the Broker) is reflected in the client section of the management console. The attacker's JavaScript is loaded in a browser, which can lead to theft of the session and cookie of the administrator's account of the Broker.

References

https://www.hivemq.com/blog/hivemq-4-3-3-released/

https://payatu.com/advisory/hivemq-mqtt-broker---xss-over-mqtt

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-08-26

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00343