TI-2020-18179 Aliases CVE-2020-35720 GHSA-4x7f-v6vq-jh33

Stored XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to store malicious…

LOW 27CWE-79Published 2021-01-11 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

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

Summary

Stored XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to store malicious code in multiple fields (first name, last name, and logon name) when creating or modifying a user via the submitUser.jsp file. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01246 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:quest:policy_authority_for_unified_communications:8.1.2.200:::::::*	8.1.2.200	Vulnerable	Quest

cpe:2.3:a:quest:policy_authority_for_unified_communications:8.1.2.200:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.2.200 Vulnerable ·Quest

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35720
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x7f-v6vq-jh33

References

Exploit 2

TI-2020-18185 Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2020-17885 Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority version 8.1.2.200 allows attackers to inject… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2020-17886 Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Web Compliance Manager in Quest Policy Authority… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2020-18184 Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2020-18181 CSRF in Web Compliance Manager in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2020-18178 Reflected XSS in Quest Policy Authority 8.1.2.200 allows remote attackers to inject… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

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Sources

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