CVE-2020-7741 | Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

This affects the package hellojs before 1.18.6. The code get the param oauth_redirect from url and pass it to location.assign without any check and sanitisation. So we can simply pass some XSS payloads into the url param oauth_redirect, such as javascript:alert(1).

Published: 2020-10-06 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-7741 is rated High Risk (65.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.46%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.00% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-7741

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.46% 1.46% +1.00%
2 2025-09-01 0.19% 0.46% +0.27%
3 2025-03-30 0.19%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-7741

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.9 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.3 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-7741

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2020-7741

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-7741

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hello.js_project hello.js < 1.18.6 cpe:2.3:a:hello.js_project:hello.js:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

References for CVE-2020-7741

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