CVE-2020-36624

Q: How do I fix CVE-2020-36624?

Upgrade texthelpers to 1.1.0 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2020-36624 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-36624 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.57% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 44% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-36624?

CVE-2020-36624 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3, rated medium. 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-2020-36624 affect?

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

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability was found in ahorner text-helpers up to 1.0.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file lib/text_helpers/translation.rb. The manipulation of the argument link leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.1.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216520.

CWE-1022

How to fix

Remediation Available

texthelpersNVD

Affected:< 1.1.0Fixed in:1.1.0CVE-2020-36624derived 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 InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.57%probability of exploitation in 30 days

44thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Third-Party Advisory2

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CVE-2021-33697	Medium	6.1	0.6%	-	-
CVE-2022-2600	Medium	5.4	0.5%	-	-
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CVE-2018-25089	Low	3.5	0.5%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-36624?

Upgrade texthelpers to 1.1.0 or later.

Is CVE-2020-36624 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-36624 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.57% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 44% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-36624?

CVE-2020-36624 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3, rated medium. 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-2020-36624 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for texthelpers (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.