CVE-2020-5223

In PrivateBin versions 1.2.0 before 1.2.2, and 1.3.0 before 1.3.2, a persistent XSS attack is possible. Under certain conditions, a user provided attachment file name can inject HTML leading to a persistent Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability has been fixed in PrivateBin v1.3.2 & v1.2.2. Admins are urged to upgrade to these versions to protect the affected users.

• CWE-79
• CWE-79

• https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/commit/8d0ac336d23cd8c98e71d5f21cdadcae9c8a26e6Patch
• https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/issues/554Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/security/advisories/GHSA-8j72-p2wm-6738Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://privatebin.info/news/v1.3.2-v1.2.2-release.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/commit/8d0ac336d23cd8c98e71d5f21cdadcae9c8a26e6Patch
• https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/issues/554Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/PrivateBin/PrivateBin/security/advisories/GHSA-8j72-p2wm-6738Exploit, Third Party Advisory
• https://privatebin.info/news/v1.3.2-v1.2.2-release.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory

Published

Jan 23, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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