CVE-2020-1696

Name: CVE-2020-1696
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-03-20T15:15:13.513+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.4/10EPSS 0.76%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-1696 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in the all pki-core 10.x.x versions, where Token Processing Service (TPS) where it did not properly sanitize Profile IDs, enabling a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability when the profile ID is printed. An attacker with sufficient permissions could trick an authenticated victim into executing a specially crafted Javascript code.. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A flaw was found in the all pki-core 10.x.x versions, where Token Processing Service (TPS) where it did not properly sanitize Profile IDs, enabling a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability when the profile ID is printed. An attacker with sufficient permissions could trick an authenticated victim into executing a specially crafted Javascript code.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.4/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.76%

50.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Certificate System	9.0
Redhat	Certificate System	10.0
Dogtagpki	Dogtagpki	>= 10.0, <= 10.8.3

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1696Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1696Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 20, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-1696?

How severe is CVE-2020-1696?

CVE-2020-1696 has a CVSS score of 5.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-1696?

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Source: NVD / NIST