CVE-2020-12718
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CVE-2020-12718 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. In administration/comments.php in PHP-Fusion 9.03.50, an authenticated attacker can take advantage of a stored XSS vulnerability in the Preview Comment feature. The protection mechanism can be bypassed by using HTML event handlers such as ontoggle.. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In administration/comments.php in PHP-Fusion 9.03.50, an authenticated attacker can take advantage of a stored XSS vulnerability in the Preview Comment feature. The protection mechanism can be bypassed by using HTML event handlers such as ontoggle.
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/issues/2309Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/php-fusion/PHP-Fusion/issues/2309Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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