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CVE-2020-15952: Immuta v2.8.2 is affected by stored XSS that allows a low-privileged user to escalate privileges to adminis...

Immuta v2.8.2 is affected by stored XSS that allows a low-privileged user to escalate privileges to administrative permissions. Additionally, unauthenticated attackers can phish unauthenticated Immuta users to steal credentials or force actions on authenticated users through reflected, DOM-based XSS.

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Plain-English summary

Immuta v2.8.2 is reported to contain cross-site scripting issues that could let a low-privileged user gain administrator permissions. The record also describes unauthenticated phishing and forced-action risks against Immuta users. Public severity scoring is absent, so urgency depends on whether this exact version is in use.

Executive priority

Treat as a high-priority exposure check if Immuta is used. The business risk is unauthorized administrative control over a data-access platform, but urgency should be scoped to confirmed Immuta v2.8.2 deployments.

Technical view

The CVE describes stored XSS enabling privilege escalation to administrative permissions in Immuta v2.8.2, plus reflected DOM-based XSS usable against unauthenticated or authenticated users. The CVE record does not provide CVSS, CWE, CPE, fixed-version, or detailed affected-product metadata.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely limited to environments running Immuta v2.8.2. The CVE source bundle lists affected vendor and product as n/a, so asset owners should verify deployments by product name and version rather than relying on CPE matching.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. The described impact is serious because stored XSS can cross privilege boundaries, but the bundle does not include exploit maturity, public exploit confirmation, or remediation details.

Researcher notes

The record is sparse: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, fixed version, or KEV evidence is provided. Research should focus on confirming versioned exposure, reviewing the Bishop Fox advisory, and validating whether vendor remediation was applied without reproducing offensive payloads.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify any Immuta v2.8.2 deployments in production and non-production environments.
  • Check Immuta and Bishop Fox guidance for fixed versions or vendor-approved mitigations.
  • Upgrade or retire affected deployments according to vendor instructions.
  • Limit Immuta administrative UI access to trusted users and networks where feasible.
  • Review recent low-privileged user activity and administrator account changes.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm installed Immuta versions against deployment records and application banners.
  • Review Immuta user roles for unexpected privilege elevation.
  • Check logs for unusual administrative actions following low-privileged user activity.
  • Verify whether vendor guidance has been applied to affected instances.
  • Confirm internet or broad internal exposure of Immuta interfaces.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
5

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Unknown
CVSS
Not scored
Known Exploited
No
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