What is CVE-2020-12071?

CVE-2020-12071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Anchorcms Anchor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-12071?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

XSS in Anchorcms Anchor

CVE-2020-12071

Anchor 0.12.7 allows admins to cause XSS via crafted post content.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-04-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Anchorcms Anchor — versions 0.12.7

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

github.com/anchorcms/anchor-cms/issues/1333 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12071?: CVE-2020-12071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Anchorcms Anchor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2020-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-12071?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.