CVE-2020-10461

Name: CVE-2020-10461
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-03-12T14:15:18.363+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.1/10EPSS 0.74%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-10461 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. The way comments in article.php (vulnerable function in include/functions-article.php) are handled in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows attackers to execute Stored (Blind) XSS (injecting arbitrary web script or HTML) in admin/manage-comments.php, via the GET parameter cmt.. EPSS estimates a 0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The way comments in article.php (vulnerable function in include/functions-article.php) are handled in Chadha PHPKB Standard Multi-Language 9 allows attackers to execute Stored (Blind) XSS (injecting arbitrary web script or HTML) in admin/manage-comments.php, via the GET parameter cmt.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.74%

50.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Chadhaajay	Phpkb	9.0

References

http://antoniocannito.it/?p=137#bxss2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://antoniocannito.it/phpkb1#blind-cross-site-scripting-2-cve-2020-10461Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://antoniocannito.it/?p=137#bxss2Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://antoniocannito.it/phpkb1#blind-cross-site-scripting-2-cve-2020-10461Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Mar 12, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-10461?

How severe is CVE-2020-10461?

CVE-2020-10461 has a CVSS score of 6.1/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10461?

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Source: NVD / NIST