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TI-2020-15729 Aliases CVE-2020-25715GHSA-cg99-xqcm-67pf

Cross-site scripting in pki-core

Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A flaw was found in pki-core 10.9.0. A specially crafted POST request can be used to reflect a DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) attack to inject code into the search query form which can get automatically executed. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01142 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 16 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—pki-corepki-core 10.9.0—No fix listedCNA
  • pki-core Vendor— Affected pki-core 10.9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*10.9.0VulnerableDogtag PKI
  • cpe:2.3:a:dogtagpki:dogtagpki:10.9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.9.0 Vulnerable ·Dogtag PKI

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2021:1263 Released 2021-04-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    pki-core:10.6 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) jss-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.aarch64::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.ppc64le::pki-core:10.6, jss-4.6.2-12.module+el8.2.0+10554+cf83aa72.s390x::pki-core:10.6 +26
  • RHSA-2021:0975 Released 2021-03-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    pki-core security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.7) pki-base-10.5.16-7.el7_7, pki-base-java-10.5.16-7.el7_7, pki-ca-10.5.16-7.el7_7 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) pki-base-10.5.16-7.el7_7, pki-base-java-10.5.16-7.el7_7, pki-ca-10.5.16-7.el7_7 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.7) pki-base-10.5.16-7.el7_7, pki-base-java-10.5.16-7.el7_7, pki-ca-10.5.16-7.el7_7 +6
  • RHSA-2021:0851 Released 2021-03-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    pki-core security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.18-12.el7_9, pki-base-java-10.5.18-12.el7_9, pki-ca-10.5.18-12.el7_9 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.18-12.el7_9, pki-base-java-10.5.18-12.el7_9, pki-ca-10.5.18-12.el7_9 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.18-12.el7_9, pki-base-java-10.5.18-12.el7_9, pki-ca-10.5.18-12.el7_9 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.18-12.el7_9, pki-base-java-10.5.18-12.el7_9, pki-ca-10.5.18-12.el7_9 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.18-12.el7_9, pki-base-java-10.5.18-12.el7_9, pki-ca-10.5.18-12.el7_9 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) pki-javadoc-10.5.18-12.el7_9
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2021:0819 Released 2021-03-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    pki-core security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.6) pki-base-10.5.9-15.el7_6, pki-base-java-10.5.9-15.el7_6, pki-ca-10.5.9-15.el7_6 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6) pki-base-10.5.9-15.el7_6, pki-base-java-10.5.9-15.el7_6, pki-ca-10.5.9-15.el7_6 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.6) pki-base-10.5.9-15.el7_6, pki-base-java-10.5.9-15.el7_6, pki-ca-10.5.9-15.el7_6 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.9-15.el7_6, pki-base-java-10.5.9-15.el7_6, pki-ca-10.5.9-15.el7_6 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) pki-base-10.5.9-15.el7_6, pki-base-java-10.5.9-15.el7_6, pki-ca-10.5.9-15.el7_6 +6
  • RHSA-2020:4847 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    pki-core:10.6 and pki-deps:10.6 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) apache-commons-collections-3.2.2-10.module+el8.1.0+3366+6dfb954c.noarch::pki-deps:10.6, apache-commons-collections-3.2.2-10.module+el8.1.0+3366+6dfb954c.src::pki-deps:10.6, apache-commons-lang-2.6-21.module+el8.1.0+3366+6dfb954c.noarch::pki-deps:10.6 +47

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2020:4847
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2021:1263
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0851
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0851
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2021:0819
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0851
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2021:0819
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0851
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.6)Fixed RHSA-2021:0819
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0975
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0851
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0851
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0819
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:0819
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Certificate System 10

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25715
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cg99-xqcm-67pf

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2022-02229 XML external entity injection in Dogtag PKI CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-03479 Incorrect authorization in pki-core CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2018-00999 Improper access control in [UNKNOWN] pki-core CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-05178 Hard-coded credentials in Dogtag PKI pki-core CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-02504 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in pki-server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-12392 In Dogtag PKI through 10.8.3, the pki.client.PKIConnection class did not enable… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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