{"cve":"CVE-2019-20798","nvd":{"published":"2020-05-18T00:15:11.157","modified":"2026-06-17T02:31:12.783","status":"Modified","description":"An XSS issue was discovered in handler_server_info.c in Cherokee through 1.2.104. The requested URL is improperly displayed on the About page in the default configuration of the web server and its administrator panel. The XSS in the administrator panel can be used to reconfigure the server and execute arbitrary commands.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.4},"cwes":["CWE-79"],"references":["https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1227","https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202012-09","https://github.com/cherokee/webserver/issues/1227","https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2019/11/cherokee.html"],"products":["cherokee-project:cherokee"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:05:42.039641217+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2019-20798","score":0.01654,"percentile":0.76565,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}