CVE-2020-36624

Name: CVE-2020-36624
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-12-22T10:15:08.853+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 0.57%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-36624 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in ahorner text-helpers up to 1.0.x. It has been declared as critical. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.57%

42.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-1022

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Texthelpers Project	Texthelpers	< 1.1.0

References

https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/commit/184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/pull/19Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/releases/tag/v1.1.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.216520Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/commit/184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/pull/19Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/releases/tag/v1.1.0Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.216520Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 22, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-36624?

How severe is CVE-2020-36624?

CVE-2020-36624 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.57% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-36624?

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Source: NVD / NIST