CVE-2020-23957: pega pega_platform
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-23957 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in pega pega_platform. EPSS estimates a 0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 6.1, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 15-12-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Pega Platform through 8.4.x is affected by Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the ConnectionID parameter, as demonstrated by a pyActivity=Data-TRACERSettings.pzStartTracerSession request to a PRAuth URI.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.69%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
53%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.69% on 05-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (jayaramyalla.medium.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Pega1 product
- pega_platform≥ 8.4, ≤ 8.4.2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
1 links- jayaramyalla.medium.com/cross-site-scripting-in-pega-cve-2020-23957-16d1c417da5fX Refsource MISCExploitThird Party Advisory