CVE catalog
CVE-2020-28502
node-xmlhttprequest: CVE-2020-28502
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.63% · Oct 25, 2026
This affects the package xmlhttprequest before 1.7.0; all versions of package xmlhttprequest-ssl. Provided requests are sent synchronously (async=False on xhr.open), malicious user input flowing into xhr.send could result in arbitrary code being injected and run.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-xmlhttprequest | sid | 3.1.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-xmlhttprequest | forky | 3.1.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-xmlhttprequest | trixie | 3.1.0-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-xmlhttprequest | bookworm | 1.8.0-4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | node-xmlhttprequest | 16.04 | 1.6.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-xmlhttprequest | 18.04 | 1.6.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-xmlhttprequest-ssl | 18.04 | 1.6.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-xmlhttprequest-ssl | 20.04 | 1.6.0-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-xmlhttprequest | source | sid | 1.8.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-xmlhttprequest | source | forky | 1.8.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-xmlhttprequest | source | trixie | 1.8.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-xmlhttprequest | source | bookworm | 1.8.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [node-xmlhttprequest]Fixed
Details (2)
1.8.0-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.8.0-1dsa · node-xmlhttprequest · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-xmlhttprequest · debian · 12
1.8.0-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.8.0-1dsa · node-xmlhttprequest · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-xmlhttprequest · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [node-xmlhttprequest]Fixed
Details (2)
3.1.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.8.0-1dsa · node-xmlhttprequest · debian · 13
3.1.0-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.8.0-1dsa · node-xmlhttprequest · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28502]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28502]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-28502]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2020/cve-2020-28502.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-1591.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]