CVE-2020-5223

medium

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.

References

https://privatebin.info/news/v1.3.2-v1.2.2-release.html

https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/security/advisories/GHSA-8j72-p2wm-6738

https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/issues/554

https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/commit/8d0ac336d23cd8c98e71d5f21cdadcae9c8a26e6

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-01-23

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

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

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.4

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00378