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python-selenium — security advisory
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Selenium Grid v3.141.59 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the hub parameter under the /grid/console page.
- Products
- python-selenium
- Affected versions
- 2.25.0-0ubuntu2, 2.48.0+dfsg1-2, 2.53.2+dfsg1-1, 3.14.1+dfsg1-1, 3.8.0+dfsg1-3, 4.0.0~a1+dfsg1-1.1, 4.11.2+dfsg-1, 4.14.0+dfsg-1, 4.16.0+dfsg-1, 4.17.2+dfsg-1, 4.18.1+dfsg-1, 4.24.4+dfsg-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-23452
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:38 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Selenium Grid v3.141.59 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the hub parameter under the /grid/console page.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2020-23452
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Complete source record
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