CVE-2020-25715
pki-core: XSS in the certificate search results
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 2, 2021
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in pki-core. A specially crafted POST request can be used to reflect a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) attack to inject code into the search query form which can get automatically executed. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.3 (pki-core 10.9.4) contains mitigations that prevents the vulnerability to be exploited. Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 8 prior to 8.3 are vulnerable to this version
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
Because the cross-site scripting (XSS) attack requires the victim to have their RHCS certificate installed in their web browser to be successful, it is recommended that web browser not hold the keys and that the user use the command line interface (CLI) instead.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')