CVE-2019-20438

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Published Jan 27, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in WSO2 API Manager 2.6.0. A potential stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the inline API documentation editor page of the API Publisher.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wso2:api_manager:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-10986	An issue was discovered in WSO2 API Manager 2.6.0. A potential stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the inline API documentation editor page of the API Publisher.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.800% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://cybersecurityworks.com/zerodays/cve-2019-20438-wso2.html
https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/Security+Advisory+WSO2-2019-0645
https://github.com/cybersecurityworks/Disclosed/issues/22

History

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Subscriptions

Wso2 Api Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:39 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 27, 2020, 11:37 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:39 AM
Reserved: Jan 27, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:30 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 28, 2020, 1:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:30 AM

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