{"cve":"CVE-2020-36624","nvd":{"published":"2022-12-22T10:15:08.853","modified":"2026-06-17T03:15:49.833","status":"Modified","description":"A vulnerability was found in ahorner text-helpers up to 1.0.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file lib/text_helpers/translation.rb. The manipulation of the argument link leads to use of web link to untrusted target with window.opener access. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.1.0 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-216520.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":6.1},"cwes":["CWE-1022"],"references":["https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/commit/184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3","https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/pull/19","https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/releases/tag/v1.1.0","https://vuldb.com/?id.216520","https://github.com/ahorner/text-helpers/commit/184b60ded0e43c985788582aca2d1e746f9405a3"],"products":["texthelpers_project:texthelpers"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:31.370122805+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-36624","score":0.00622,"percentile":0.4983,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-74hc-57m5-83ch","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-74hc-57m5-83ch","summary":"text_helpers uses web link to untrusted target with window.opener access","modified":"2023-11-08T04:03:48.402102Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"RubyGems","name":"text_helpers","purl":"pkg:gem/text_helpers","ranges":[">=1.1.0 <1.2.0"],"fixed":["1.2.0"]}]}],"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."]}