CVE-2020-17465
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 · uneditedDashboards and progressiveProfileForms in ForgeRock Identity Manager before 7.0.0 are vulnerable to stored XSS. The vulnerability affects versions 6.5.0.4, 6.0.0.6.
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 confidenceStored XSS vulnerability in ForgeRock Identity Manager's dashboards and progressiveProfileForms allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript that executes when other users view the affected components. The vulnerability affects versions 6.5.0.4 and 6.0.0.6 prior to version 7.0.0.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 6.0.0.6= 6.5.0.4CVSS 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 ForgeRock Identity Manager versionLocate the IDM installation directory and check the version file or use the admin console to view the product version. Common locations include the release.info file or the about page in the admin UI.Affected if The installed version matches 6.0.0.6, 6.5.0.4, or any version between 6.0.0.6 and 7.0.0 (excluding 7.0.0).
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Determine if dashboards are in useReview the IDM configuration for active dashboard definitions in the conf/dashboard*.json files or check the admin console for any configured dashboard widgets.Affected if Dashboards are configured and visible to end users, allowing injected scripts to execute when users view those dashboards.
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Determine if progressiveProfileForms are configuredExamine the IDM configuration files for progressiveProfileForms settings, typically found in conf/selfservice*.json or managed objects configuration.Affected if Progressive profile forms are enabled in the IDM self-service configuration and accessible to end users.
A user is affected if they are running any IDM version from 6.0.0.6 or 6.5.0.4 through any release prior to 7.0.0 and have dashboards or progressiveProfileForms accessible to end users.
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 ForgeRock Identity Manager 7.0.0 or later which contains the fix for this stored XSS vulnerability.
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- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2020-17465 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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