CVE-2020-5142
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SonicOS SSLVPN web interface. A...
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SonicOS SSLVPN web interface. A remote unauthenticated attacker is able to store and potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the firewall SSLVPN portal. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version SonicOS 7.0.0.0.
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
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SonicOS SSLVPN web interface. A remote unauthenticated attacker is able to store and potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the firewall SSLVPN portal. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version SonicOS 7.0.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2020-5142- 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
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SonicOS SSLVPN web interface. A remote unauthenticated attacker is able to store and potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the firewall SSLVPN portal. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version SonicOS 7.0.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2020-5142- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-26389 No score
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SonicOS SSLVPN web interface. A remote unauthenticated attacker is able to store and potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the firewall SSLVPN portal. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version SonicOS 7.0.0.0.
- Record
EUVD-2020-26389- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mm23-cj9m-mh27 No score
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SonicOS SSLVPN web interface. A...
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the SonicOS SSLVPN web interface. A remote unauthenticated attacker is able to store and potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the firewall SSLVPN portal. This vulnerability affected SonicOS Gen 5 version 5.9.1.7, 5.9.1.13, Gen 6 version 6.5.4.7, 6.5.1.12, 6.0.5.3, SonicOSv 6.5.4.v and Gen 7 version SonicOS 7.0.0.0.
- Record
GHSA-mm23-cj9m-mh27- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | hackerlawyer/CVE-2020-5142-POC-MB | 2025-06-06 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-5142 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Sonicwall Sonicos, published October 12, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.25%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.