CVE-2020-5223: Privatebin

Medium severity, CVSS 4.4. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In PrivateBin versions 1.2.0 before 1.2.2, and 1.3.0 before 1.3.2, a persistent XSS attack is possible. Under certain conditions, a user provided attachment file name can inject HTML leading to a persistent Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. The vulnerability has been fixed in PrivateBin v1.3.2 & v1.2.2. Admins are urged to upgrade to these versions to protect the affected users.

Affected products

• Privatebin Privatebin: from 1.2, before 1.2.2 (fixed in 1.2.2); from 1.3, before 1.3.2 (fixed in 1.3.2)

Published 2020-01-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.