CVE-2020-5223: Persistent XSS vulnerability in filename of attached file in PrivateBin

medium Affects privatebin/privatebin. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2020-01-14; advisory modified 2026-07-08.

Persistent XSS vulnerability in filename of attached file in PrivateBin

Package: privatebin/privatebin Composer
Affected versions: <1.2.2 or >=1.3.0 and <1.3.2
Fixed in: 1.2.2, 1.3.2
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (51.3th percentile)
Published: 2020-01-14
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-79

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