CVE-2020-13183
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedReflected Cross Site Scripting in Teradici PCoIP Management Console prior to 20.07 could allow an attacker to take over the user's active session if the user is exposed to a malicious payload.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceReflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Teradici PCoIP Management Console versions prior to 20.07 allows attackers to inject malicious scripts through vulnerable parameters. When users interact with the crafted payload, the script executes in their browser context, potentially enabling session hijacking and unauthorized actions.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 20.07CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed PCoIP Management Console versionLog into the PCoIP Management Console admin interface and navigate to the About or System Information page. Alternatively, check the version displayed on the login page or in the console header. If CLI access is available, use the vendor's command to retrieve the version.Affected if The displayed version is a version number less than 20.07 (e.g., 20.06, 20.04, etc.)
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Confirm the web interface is accessibleVerify that the PCoIP Management Console web interface is reachable via browser at the configured hostname/IP. Attempt to access the login page.Affected if The web interface loads and accepts user input through URL parameters or form fields
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Review URL parameters for potential XSS vectorsExamine the browser address bar and any query parameters present when navigating the console (e.g., search, filter, or navigation parameters). Note any parameters that reflect user input back into the page without encoding.Affected if Parameters in the URL (such as ?search=, ?id=, or similar) display unsanitized input in the response, indicating the endpoint may be vulnerable
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Check for session cookies with HttpOnly flagUse browser developer tools (Application tab > Cookies) to inspect the session cookies set by the PCoIP Management Console. Verify if the session cookie has the HttpOnly flag enabled.Affected if Session cookies lack the HttpOnly flag, which would allow JavaScript access to steal session tokens via XSS
The environment is affected if the installed PCoIP Management Console version is prior to 20.07 and the web interface is accessible to users who could encounter the reflected XSS payload.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data20.07
Upgrade Teradici PCoIP Management Console to version 20.07 or later to address the reflected XSS vulnerability. Additionally, implement input validation and output encoding on affected endpoints as a defense-in-depth measure.
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