CVE-2020-13409
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 · uneditedTufin SecureTrack < R20-2 GA contains reflected + stored XSS (as in, the value is reflected back to the user, but is also stored within the DB and can be later triggered again by the same victim, or also later by different users). Both stored, and reflected payloads are triggerable by admin, so malicious non-authenticated user could get admin level access. Even malicious low-privileged user can inject XSS, which can be executed by admin, potentially elevating privileges and obtaining admin access. (issue 3 of 3)
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 · high confidenceTufin SecureTrack before R20-2 GA contains a stored XSS vulnerability where malicious input is both stored in the database and reflected back to users. Attackers can inject XSS payloads that execute when viewed by administrators, enabling session hijacking and privilege escalation from low-privileged or unauthenticated contexts to full admin access.
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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< r20-2CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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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Confirm Tufin SecureTrack installationIdentify if Tufin SecureTrack is deployed in your environment. This is typically found on Linux or Windows servers as a dedicated security policy management appliance. Check for the SecureTrack service process or web interface accessible on ports 443 or 8443.Affected if Tufin SecureTrack is installed and running in your environment.
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Determine installed SecureTrack versionAccess the SecureTrack web interface and navigate to Help > About, or check the version via CLI if you have server access. Compare the version number against r20-2 GA.Affected if The installed version is any release prior to r20-2 (for example, r19-3, r20-1, etc.).
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Verify administrative interface accessibilityConfirm that the SecureTrack administrative or user-facing web portal is accessible to your users. The stored XSS flaw triggers when administrators view injected content.Affected if The web interface is accessible and users can input data that gets stored in the application.
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Inspect for suspicious stored contentIf you have database access, examine tables that store user-provided data, policy names, device descriptions, or other fields that accept freeform input. Look for unusual script tags, javascript: URIs, or encoded payloads.Affected if Unexpected XSS payloads or script tags are found stored in database tables that correspond to user input fields.
You are affected if Tufin SecureTrack is installed with any version prior to r20-2 GA and the web interface is accessible to users or administrators who can trigger the stored XSS.
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 dataUpgrade to Tufin SecureTrack R20-2 GA or later to remediate this vulnerability. As a temporary measure, restrict administrative access and sanitize user inputs until the upgrade can be applied.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-13409 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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