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CVE-2020-7579

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power™ 5 (All versions < v5.50 HF02). The web server could allow Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks if unsuspecting users are tricked into accessing a malicious link. User interaction is required for a successful exploitation. If deployed according to recommended system configuration, Siemens consideres the environmental vector as CR:L/IR:M/AR:H/MAV:A (4.1).

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.78%probability of exploitation in 30 days
53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2020-7579?

No published fix for CVE-2020-7579 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

Is CVE-2020-7579 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2020-7579 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.78% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 53% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2020-7579?

CVE-2020-7579 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1, 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.

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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.