CVE-2020-22481: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in HFish version 0.5.1. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious code through password input fields, which gets triggered when an administrator views the information (GitHub Issue). The vulnerability was assigned identifier CVE-2020-22481 and was disclosed on September 30, 2020 (NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.1 (MEDIUM), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability can be exploited when a payload is inserted into password fields, and the XSS code gets executed when an administrator views the information (NVD).

The successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information, including cookies, and potential manipulation of the administrator interface. The vulnerability has low confidentiality and integrity impact, with no impact on availability (NVD).

The vulnerability requires no privileges (PR:N) and has low attack complexity (AC:L). However, it does require user interaction (UI:R) as an administrator needs to view the injected payload for the XSS to trigger (NVD).