THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-7680
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2020-7680

Docsify vulnerability

CVSS
6.1
EPSS
4.5%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
docsify prior to 4.11.4 is susceptible to Cross-site Scripting (XSS). Docsify.js uses fragment identifiers (parameters after # sign) to load resources from server-side .md files. Due to lack of validation here, it is possible to provide external URLs after the /#/ (domain.com/#//attacker.com) and render arbitrary JavaScript/HTML inside docsify page.
Affected vendor
Docsifyjs
Affected product
Docsify
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2020-07-20

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 4.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-7680

  • Confirm whether Docsifyjs Docsify is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-7680.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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