CVE-2020-7576
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 · uneditedA vulnerability has been identified in Camstar Enterprise Platform (All versions), Opcenter Execution Core (All versions < V8.2), Opcenter Execution Core (V8.2). An authenticated user with the ability to create containers, packages or register defects could perform stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks within the vulnerable software. The impact of this attack could result in the session cookies of legitimate users being stolen. Should the attacker gain access to these cookies, they could then hijack the session and perform arbitrary actions in the name of the victim.
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 confidenceA stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Camstar Enterprise Platform and Opcenter Execution Core. Authenticated users with permissions to create containers, packages, or register defects can inject malicious JavaScript into these fields. The malicious payload persists in the application and executes in the browsers of other users who view the affected data, enabling session cookie theft and subsequent session hijacking.
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< 8.2CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Check Opcenter Execution Core versionLocate the installed version through the application About dialog, installation directory metadata, or system services panel. Common paths include the installation root folder or Windows registry entries for Siemens software.Affected if The installed version is any release prior to V8.2 (e.g., V8.0, V7.x, earlier)
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Verify user role permissions for containersAccess the user management or role configuration section within Opcenter. Examine whether the current user account or assigned role has Create Container or Container Management permissions enabled.Affected if The account has container creation or management permissions and the application version is vulnerable
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Verify user role permissions for packagesNavigate to the permissions or role management area. Determine if the user has Create Package or Package Management privileges.Affected if The account has package creation or management permissions and the application version is vulnerable
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Verify user role permissions for defect registrationCheck the quality or defect management role settings. Look for permissions related to Register Defect, Create Defect, or Quality Entry.Affected if The account has defect registration permissions and the application version is vulnerable
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Inspect container, package, and defect data storageQuery the application database or use the built-in data viewer to examine stored values in container records, package definitions, and defect entries. Look for unescaped HTML or script tags in text fields.Affected if Any records contain raw HTML script tags or JavaScript event handlers in fields that should contain plain text only
A user is affected if they run any version of Opcenter Execution Core prior to V8.2 AND have access to create containers, packages, or register defects, as the XSS payload would execute when other users view the injected data.
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 data8.2
Upgrade Opcenter Execution Core to a version beyond V8.2 that contains the security patch. Implement robust input validation and output encoding for all user-supplied data in containers, packages, and defect registration functionality.
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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-2020-7576 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- 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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