CVE-2020-12438
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CVE-2020-12438 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. An XSS vulnerability exists in the banners.php page of PHP-Fusion 9.03.50. This can be exploited because the only security measure used against XSS is the stripping of SCRIPT tags. EPSS estimates a 0.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An XSS vulnerability exists in the banners.php page of PHP-Fusion 9.03.50. This can be exploited because the only security measure used against XSS is the stripping of SCRIPT tags. A malicious actor can use HTML event handlers to run JavaScript instead of using SCRIPT tags.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Php-Fusion | Php-Fusion | 9.03.50 |
References
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/c36006f900d855f1173f81cea1a774295049f4d8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/issues/2307Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/commit/c36006f900d855f1173f81cea1a774295049f4d8Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/issues/2307Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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