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CVE-2020-12517

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 1.11%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-12-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. It affects Java.

CVE
CVE-2020-12517
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
1.11%
Java

Original NVD Description

On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an authenticated low privileged user could embed malicious Javascript code to gain admin rights when the admin user visits the vulnerable website (local privilege escalation).

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