CVE-2020-23452

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Selenium Grid v3.141.59 allows attackers to execute...

6.1 Medium

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Selenium Grid v3.141.59 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the hub parameter under the /grid/console page.

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

0.41%Up 0.4 points since Jul 6, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Record: CVE-2020-23452
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS: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

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-23452
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-0237 No score

Record: EUVD-2023-0237
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8f3m-wpg8-3jw6 6.1

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Selenium Grid v3.141.59 allows attackers to execute...

Record: GHSA-8f3m-wpg8-3jw6
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS: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

OSV 6.1

Record: CVE-2020-23452
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-23452 6.1

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2020-23452
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVPYSEC-2023-101 No score

Record: PYSEC-2023-101
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

selenium grid

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`python-selenium` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.25.0-0ubuntu22.48.0+dfsg1-2	None known
`python-selenium` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.53.2+dfsg1-13.8.0+dfsg1-3	None known
`python-selenium` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.14.1+dfsg1-14.0.0~a1+dfsg1-1.1	None known
`python-selenium` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.0~a1+dfsg1-1.1	None known
`python-selenium` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.11.2+dfsg-14.14.0+dfsg-14.16.0+dfsg-14.17.2+dfsg-14.18.1+dfsg-1	None known
`python-selenium` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 4.24.4+dfsg-1	None known
`python-selenium` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 4.24.4+dfsg-1	None known
`python-selenium` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 4.24.4+dfsg-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	affected, aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-23452 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Selenium Grid, published July 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.