CVE-2020-27885

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-10-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability on WSO2 API Manager 3.1.0. By exploiting a Cross-site scripting vulnerability the attacker can hijack a logged-in user’s session by stealing cookies which means that a malicious hacker can change the logged-in user’s password and invalidate the session of the victim while the hacker maintains access.

Affected products

WSO2 API Manager: 3.1.0

References

https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/2020+Advisories
https://www.rodrigofavarini.com.br/cybersecurity/multiple-xss-on-api-manager-3-1-0/
https://docs.wso2.com/display/Security/2020+Advisories
https://www.rodrigofavarini.com.br/cybersecurity/multiple-xss-on-api-manager-3-1-0/

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