CVE-2020-13928
Cross-site scripting in Apache Atlas
Apache Atlas before 2.1.0 contain a XSS vulnerability. While saving search or rendering elements values are not sanitized correctly and because of that it triggers the XSS vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Atlas before 2.1.0 contain a XSS vulnerability. While saving search or rendering elements values are not sanitized correctly and because of that it triggers the XSS vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-13928- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Atlas before 2.1.0 contain a XSS vulnerability. While saving search or rendering elements values are not sanitized correctly and because of that it triggers the XSS vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-13928- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1037 No score
Apache Atlas before 2.1.0 contain a XSS vulnerability. While saving search or rendering elements values are not sanitized correctly and because of that it triggers the XSS vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1037- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h6xq-3h62-99qx
Cross-site scripting in Apache Atlas
Apache Atlas before 2.1.0 contain a XSS vulnerability. While saving search or rendering elements values are not sanitized correctly and because of that it triggers the XSS vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-h6xq-3h62-99qx- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h6xq-3h62-99qx
Cross-site scripting in Apache Atlas
Apache Atlas before 2.1.0 contain a XSS vulnerability. While saving search or rendering elements values are not sanitized correctly and because of that it triggers the XSS vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-h6xq-3h62-99qx- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.atlas:apache-atlasMaven |
before 2.1.0 | 2.1.0 |
org.apache.atlas:apache-atlasMaven |
before 2.1.0, plus listed versions 0.5-incubating0.6-incubating0.7-incubating0.7.1-incubating0.8-incubating Show 9 moreShow less0.8.10.8.20.8.30.8.41.0.01.0.0-alpha1.1.01.2.02.0.0 |
2.1.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-13928 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Apache Atlas, published September 16, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.59%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.atlas:apache-atlas 2.1.0.