CVE-2020-25216

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-25216?

Upgrade yed to 3.20.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2020-25216 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-25216 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-25216?

CVE-2020-25216 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2020-25216 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for yed (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 83th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

yWorks yEd Desktop before 3.20.1 allows code execution via an XSL Transformation when using an XML file in conjunction with a custom stylesheet.

CWE-91

How to fix

Remediation Available

yedNVD

Affected:< 3.20.1Fixed in:3.20.1CVE-2020-25216derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

yworks.com

Other references1

zigrin.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-46214	High	8.0	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-53675	High	7.3	84%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-53674	High	7.3	47%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-43187	Critical	9.8	45%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-25216?

Upgrade yed to 3.20.1 or later.

Is CVE-2020-25216 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-25216 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-25216?

CVE-2020-25216 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2020-25216 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for yed (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.