Security advisory
A flaw was found in Ovirt Engine's web interface in ovirt 4.4 and earlier, where it did not filter user-controllable parameters completely, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting attack. This flaw allows an attacker to leverage a phishing attack, steal an unsuspecting user's cookies or other confidential information, or impersonate them within the application's context.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2020-14333
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 06:56 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A flaw was found in Ovirt Engine's web interface in ovirt 4.4 and earlier, where it did not filter user-controllable parameters completely, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting attack. This flaw allows an attacker to leverage a phishing attack, steal an unsuspecting user's cookies or other confidential information, or impersonate them within the application's context.
osv:CVE-2020-14333
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:46.689193369Z",
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