CVE-2020-11850Network attack vector

Browser script execution

Published Aug 21, 2024 · Updated Aug 21, 2024

Cross-site scripting in OpenText Self-Service Password Reset before 4.5.0.2 or 4.4.0.6 allows attackers to run browser scripts. OpenText has not published the affected input, request path, or code locus, but identifies improper input validation as the cause. Exploitation requires high product privileges, a network path to the web application, and user interaction; successful script execution can read or alter browser-accessible data.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in OpenText Self-Service Password Reset before 4.5.0.2 or 4.4.0.6 allows attackers to run browser scripts. OpenText has not published the affected input, request path, or code locus, but identifies improper input validation as the cause. Exploitation requires high product privileges, a network path to the web application, and user interaction; successful script execution can read or alter browser-accessible data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-11850
Published
Aug 21, 2024
Updated
Aug 21, 2024
Vendor
OpenText
Product
Self-Service Password Reset
Classifications
CWE-20, CWE-79, CAPEC-63, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <4.4.0.6
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <4.5.0.2
  3. Affected versionversion=4.5.0.2 <<

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

OpenText · Self-Service Password Resetversion=0 <4.4.0.6; version=0 <4.5.0.2; version=4.5.0.2 <<

Published CVSS scores

6.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
7.3OpenTextCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-63Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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