CVE-2020-8477

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The installations for ABB System 800xA Information Manager versions 5.1, 6.0 to 6.0.3.2 and 6.1 wrongly contain an auxiliary component. An attacker is able to use this for an XSS-like attack to an authenticated local user, which might lead to execution of arbitrary code.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79 CWE-489

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
ABB	System 800xA Information Manager	>= 5, <= 5.1; >= 6.0, <= 6.0.3.2; >= 6.1, < 6.1*

References

Timeline

Published: Apr 22, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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