CVE-2020-1055
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
High risk77th percentile - higher than 77% of all known CVEs
Summary
A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) due to improper sanitization of user inputs. An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted request to an affected ADFS server, and upon successful exploitation, perform XSS attacks and run scripts in the current user's security context.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can execute scripts in the user's context, potentially leading to data theft or unauthorized actions.
Recommendation
Install the security update that ensures proper sanitization of user inputs in ADFS.
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Original NVD description (English source)
A cross-site-scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists when Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) does not properly sanitize user inputs. An un-authenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to an affected ADFS server. The attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could then perform cross-site scripting attacks on affected systems and run scripts in the security context of the current user. This security update addresses the vulnerability by ensuring that ADFS properly sanitizes user inputs.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS