What is CVE-2017-20061?

CVE-2017-20061 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elefant Cms, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-06-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-20061?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-20061 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Elefant Cms

CVE-2017-20061

A vulnerability has been found in Elefant CMS 1.3.12-RC and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /admin/extended. The manipulation of the argument name with the input %3Cimg%20src=no%20onerror=alert(1)%3E leads to basic cross site scripting (Reflected). The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.3.13 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Elefant Cms — versions 1.3.12-RC
Elefantcms Elefant_cms — versions 1.3.12

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

cna@vuldb.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cna@vuldb.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-20061?: CVE-2017-20061 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elefant Cms, classified under Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-20061?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-20061 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.